Due to growing insecurity, Nigeria is gradually becoming one of the most dangerous places to live. The 2020 Global Terrorism Index identified the country as the third most affected by terrorism. There was a sharp increase in Boko Haram’s targeting of civilians by 25%, and killings by herdsmen increased by 26%, compared with the previous year. The two countries higher on the index are Iraq and Afghanistan.
According to the Nigeria Security Tracker, 2,769 violent deaths were recorded between February 2020 and February 2021 in Borno State alone. Similarly, ransom-kidnapping by armed groups has increased substantially in the past five years. Over $18 million was paid as ransom for kidnapped victims between 2011 and 2020.
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Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on China
80th pre-session
Attacks on women’s rights activists including in the context of the #MeToo movement (Articles 1, 2, 3, and 7)
Two years after the #MeToo movement took off in China, Chinese women’s rights activists face a political environment in which the Chinese Communist Party’s control over the internet, media, and independent activism is tighter than the previous 30 years.[1] Since the Chinese government prohibits collective actions, the country’s #MeToo movement has not been able to manifest in mass street protests. But individuals who have suffered abuse have taken their cases to court, demonstrating extraordinary determination and resilience.
EAA Foundation condemns attack on school in Nigeria
14 Dec 2020 - 10:54
The Peninsula
Doha: Education Above All (EAA) Foundation has strongly condemn the armed raid on a secondary school in Katsina, Nigeria on Friday evening, which left hundreds of students missing.
EAA has called on the urgent need for nations to unite to protect education from attack, to ensure that the fundamental human right of access to safe, quality education is secured. On December 11, armed gunmen targeted the Government Science Secondary School in Katsina, where more than 800 students are said to reside. Security personnel at the school managed to repel some of the attackers before police reinforcements arrived. In a statement on Saturday, police said that during an exchange of fire, some of the gunmen were forced to retreat. Students were able to scale the fence of the school and run to safety.