Contrary to public perception, the vast majority of people kidnapped are local nationals taken in their home country.
Peter Rudge, Hostage International Vice-Chairman and Stephen Regel OBE, one of our principal advisors, have written a short guide for organisations.
Video interview about how to handle the media in a kidnap
If you need to raise the alarm about the kidnap of someone outside of their home country, you should contact their government’s consular body immediately.
