{"id":1808,"date":"2014-05-12T18:36:22","date_gmt":"2014-05-12T09:36:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/?p=1808"},"modified":"2023-10-25T09:43:25","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T00:43:25","slug":"nigerian-girls-abduction-statement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/2014\/05\/12\/nigerian-girls-abduction-statement\/","title":{"rendered":"The Abduction of More Than 200 School Girls in Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"

nigeria english statement<\/a>\u3000[PDF]<\/p>\n

According to the media report, on April 14th,2014, more than 200 girls from a dormitory of a girls\u2019 boarding school in the northern town of Chibouk in Nigeria were abducted by an armed group. On May 5th, the leader of Nigeria\u2019s militant Islamist group Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the abduction and stated that they were going to sell the abducted girls insha Allah, or God willing. Boko Haram, meaning \u201cwestern education is sin\u201d, is a terrorist group receiving training from al Qaeda affiliates. They claimed that the purpose of the abduction is to hamper western education in Nigeria.<\/p>\n

The report stated that although some girls succeeded in escaping, most of them remain restrained. According to UNICEF, on the evening of May 4th, an armed group seemingly organized by Boko Haram attacked a north-eastern village, and abducted at least eight girls between ages twelve and fifteen.<\/p>\n

Human Rights Now (HRN), a Tokyo-based international human rights organization, strongly protests the human rights violating action of abducting girls who were receiving needed education. Under no circumstance should terrorism which hold children as hostages be accepted.<\/p>\n

Abduction, enslavement, and human trafficking are serious crimes which violate international law. Furthermore, it is highly possible that the act of kidnapping girls under the premise that they are receiving education, falls under the category of crime against humanity.
\nThe right for girls to access education is guaranteed by international law, namely the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Convention of the Rights of the Child, and International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.<\/p>\n

It should never be tolerated that children, especially girls who tend to be in socially weaker positions, be sanctioned for receiving an education. The right to education should not be abridged by violence, intimidation, or crime. HRN calls the group claiming responsibility to release the girls immediately to their families.<\/p>\n

At the same time, HRN asks the Nigerian government to take their responsibility to protect the girls\u2019 rights to safety, life, as well as education. The Nigerian government should also provide additional protection to schools and colleges at risk of attack and take measures to mitigate the impact of attacks on children\u2019s right to education.<\/p>\n

Finally, HRN asks the international community including the UN to contribute more so that children\u2019s right to grow and develop are not abridged by violence, intimidation, or conflict. HRN asks to ensure that schools remain sanctuaries where all students can learn in a safe environment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

nigeria english statement\u3000[PDF] According to the media report, on April 14th,2014, more than 200 girls from a dormitory of a girls\u2019 boarding school in the northern town of Chibouk in Nigeria were abducted by an armed group. On May 5th, the leader of Nigeria\u2019s militant Islamist group Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the abduction and stated that they were going to sell the abducted girls insha Allah, or God willing. Boko Haram, meaning \u201cwestern education is sin\u201d, is a terrorist group receiving training from al Qaeda affiliates. They claimed that the purpose of the abduction is to hamper western education in Nigeria. The report stated that although some girls succeeded […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[25,20],"countries":[250],"class_list":["post-1808","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-statement","tag-child-rights","tag-violence-against-women","countries-international"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t