last Update : 24/01/2004
 

 

Why does a child desappear ?

Index
Sorry under construction, please read the articles in frensh

 
 

Runaway (very numerous)

 

Criminal kidnapping

Kidnapping for profit

 

Thrownaways

These are children who have experienced any of the following situations:

  • The child was told to leave the household.
  • The child was away from home and the parent/guardian refused to allow the child back.
  • The child ran away, but the parent/guardian made no effort to recover the child, or did not care whether or not the child returned
  • .The child was abandoned or deserted
  • Lost, Injured, or Otherwise MissingChildren missing for varying periods of time, depending on their age, disability, and whether the absence was due to an injury.

 

Ritual murders

Ritual murder in Mozambica

more, in frensh