An international commission investigating alleged slavery practices in Sudan has said the abduction of civilians by both government and rebel forces was "commonplace", and called for President Umar Hasan al-Bashir to lead a campaign against the practice. The group found that "abductions of civilians and forcible recruitment by the armed forces of all sides in the war was commonplace," the report by the US-led eminent persons group on slavery, abduction and forced servitude in Sudan.