And for the abducted children returned home

Japan also condemned all acts of hostage taking and abduction, and called for the immediate, safe and unconditional release of all hostages and abducted persons.

But what everyone can see are the countless people being killed, dozens kidnapped and hundreds forced to flee their homes everyday.

Roughly 15,000 child soldiers were demobilized in Burundi, Liberia and southern Sudan, and a data base was set up in Uganda to follow up formerly abducted children.

The same was true of civilians and of many children snatched from among the civilian population during attacks on various towns in 1979.

The possibility of it being the work of left wing groups was also considered. 144 The government Junta, for its part, urged that the physical and psychological integrity of the abducted leaders be respected. 145

At this meeting, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea promised to conduct a thorough reinvestigation of the cases in order to confirm the whereabouts of the abductees, whose safety remained unknown.

Enough Waiting, it is our right to know their destiny . This was the slogan of a march protesting the neglect of the Lebanese authorities in answering the questions of the families of thousands of Lebanese who were abducted. The protest was held in Corniche ElMazra'a road, the place where the families first met 30 years ago, to inquire about the fate of their loved ones.

(c) A growing concern with avoiding harm to victims of kidnapping and a concomitant emphasis on negotiations for ransom payments that will guarantee the safe release of those victims rather than killing them for coercive effect

W A A Actually there are three other bodies active for this cause Support of Lebanese in Detention and Exile (SOLIDE), The Committee of the Families of Kidnapped and Missing People in Lebanon, The Committee of Families of Lebanese Detained in Syria, and CLDH.

(c) The search for the whereabouts of the disappeared, for the identities of the children abducted, and for the bodies of those killed, and assistance in the recovery, identification and reburial of the bodies in accordance with the expressed or presumed wish of the victims, or the cultural practices of the families and communities

(c) The search for the whereabouts of the disappeared, for the identities of the children abducted, and for the bodies of those killed, and assistance in the recovery, identification and reburial of the bodies in accordance with the expressed or presumed wish of the victims, or the cultural practices of the families and communities

Many sources in Japan, particularly the families of the abductees, believe that a number of Japanese nationals abducted by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea are still alive in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

The issue of the remains that have been returned to Japan, and which have been found by Japan not to belong to the abductees in question, has had an enormous impact on the public, which demands clarification and that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea accept responsibility.

Indeed, were it not for the 400 fathers who petitioned for the rescue of their kidnapped children who had been sold into slavery, Hongdong County would still remain a tourism hot spot for Chinese people seeking their roots.

(c) The search for the whereabouts of the disappeared, for the identities of the children abducted, and for the bodies of those killed, and assistance in the recovery, identification and reburial of the bodies in accordance with the expressed or presumed wish of the victims, or the cultural practices of the families and communities

(c) The search for the whereabouts of the disappeared, for the identities of the children abducted, and for the bodies of those killed, and assistance in the recovery, identification and reburial of the bodies in accordance with the expressed or presumed wish of the victims, or the cultural practices of the families and communities

On a related front, in so far as the transfer of children may be linked with abductions, the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction 1980 assists in tracing abducted children and facilitating their return.

According to the terms of the deal, Israel will release Lebanese prisoners and hand over the remains of more than 100 fighters killed during decades of war between the two countries, while it gets information about a missing flight lieutenant and the two soldiers captured in July 2006 by Hezbollah.

Studies performed for the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention reported that in 1999, 53 percent of family abducted children were gone less than one week, and 21 were gone one month or more.