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Aliet, Sudan, South Sudan

Abuk Acueri Yei was kidnapped from her village along with her daughter. The two were split up and Abuk was taken to live with Mohammed. The slave owners tried to make Abuk into a Muslim, going so far as to performing ritual mutilation on Abuk's genitals in the process. At Mohammed and Howeya's home, Abuk was saddled with a host of intensive labor positions including housework and cultivation. She was forced to sleep outside with the livestock. Despite his marriage to Howeya, Mohammed would rape Abuk on many nights, beating her severely if she resisted his amorous behavior. Note: All of the above information is a synopsis of the passages related to this slave in the book "To Plead Our Own Cause" by Kevin Bales and Zoe Trodd. Book published 2008 by Cornell University Press.

Location
South Sudan · Aliet, Sudan · 1999 (location generalized to protect survivors)
Response & intervention
Unknown to what extent. Abuk has been freed, along with her daughter. The information obtained comes from interviews at Free the Slaves/Anti-Slavery International.
Documented on the original SlaveryMap (2008–2016). We don't have a verifiable source on file yet — use “Report a problem” below to add one.

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