Sudan: Pressgangs ‘Still Operating in Khartoum’

February 8 | Posted by | AfricaNews

[IRIN]
Juba-Khartoum -
Rebel groups fighting South Sudan’s government have bolstered their ranks through the forced recruitment of southerners living in Khartoum, according to a senior official in Juba, a self-styled rebel leader, and a man who escaped a pressgang in Sudan’s capital.
Sudan: Pressgangs ‘Still Operating in Khartoum’