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World Service,14 Feb 2020,17 mins,

I survived Joseph Kony - I want my children back

The Outlook Podcast Archive
Contains scenes of sexual violence and scenes which some viewers may find upsetting.

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In 2003, Nakout Sylvia was kidnapped in Uganda by the Lord’s Resistance Army who murdered her husband and separated from her children. She was taken to a LRA stronghold in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where she was held as a sex slave. She was raped by LRA leader Joseph Kony, and bore a child he claimed to be his. In 2015, Nakout made a daring escape and made her way to Europe where she dreams of being reunited with her children from Uganda. Andile Masuku spoke to Nakout about her ordeal, which contains descriptions which some may find distressing. Producer: Thomas Harding Assinder Photo: Nakout Sylvia Credit: UNHCR

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