2.4.2 Two children kidnapped by PDF members in Dilling The two kidnapped children On 20th April 2020, a group of PDF members kidnapped child/ Osama Elsadiq (13 years old) and child/ Muamar Tariq Hamid (12 years old) from the main road between Dilling and Elhegairat village (the children’s home village). The two children were on their way home from shopping in Dilling market. They were obstructed by the kidnappers and taken under gunpoint to a nomad camp. The two children were tortured/ beaten, threatened to be killed,pointing guns to their mouths and given one poor meal a day with little water. They were held in that state for three days till when the kidnapers released them tocommunity leader on 23rd April 2020 under pressure of Dilling community. The reason for the kidnap was that, the kidnapers claimed they had twenty seven goats which were stolen and they accused/suspected the Elhegairat people. So, they wanted those children to tell them where the stolen goats were kept. A case was filed at Dilling police against the kidnapers .The children had recognized one of them named Hassan Gabeir. But no further step was taken by police except that the children’s bicycles were brought back to them. 2.4.3 Civilian injured by PDF gunshots in Kadogli On the night of 9thMay 2020 at around 10:00 PM, three armed men (with face masks) dressed in People Defense Force (PDF) uniform forcefully (at gun point) took the mobile phone of Mr. Ahmed Mohammed Saeed (brother of the injured) in front of his family 25