Ten years since #Chibok , kidnapping schoolchildren has become lucrative for armed gangs in Nigeria's poorly-policed northwest. We spoke to several families affected about their struggle with trauma. But we found out more than that. /1 apnews.com/article/nigeri…

#Nigeria : 10yrs after #BokoHaram abducted 276 Chibok schoolgirls, over 90 remain unaccounted for & more than 1600 children have since been abducted or kidnapped as the government’s plans to make schools safe continue to fall short. hrw.org/news/2024/04/1… Human Rights Watch

Ten years after Boko Haram abducted over 200 schoolgirls in Nigeria, children are still at risk.

For many children across northern Nigeria, the pursuit of an education means facing the constant threat of abduction or kidnapping. bit.ly/3VZq8il

#Mali : Army, #Wagner Group Atrocities Against Civilians
“Mali’s gvt is not only committing horrific abuses, but it's working to eliminate scrutiny into its human rights situation. Authorities should work with indpn't experts towards accountability,” Human Rights Watch
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Seychelles: Rights Concerns in High-Profile Case hrw.org/news/2024/03/2…
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Global rights group HRW urges Nigeria’s authorities to ‘seek the safe release’ of the hundreds of people that have been abducted recently in the country, including at least 287 schoolchildren.

Various armed groups have kidnapped hundreds of people, including 287 schoolchildren, across northern #Nigeria in a series of alarming attacks since late February which highlight the country's spiraling security crisis hrw.org/news/2024/03/1…

#Nigeria Should Act on UN Review’s Rights Concerns
Gvt should take seriously concerns raised at UPR+begin immediate steps—beyond laws &policies—to rectify these problems, including transparent investigations and prosecutions of rights abuses Anietie Ewang
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#Nigerian Govt should take seriously, the concerns raised at its 4th United Nations Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review on Human Rights & begin steps beyond laws & policies to rectify issues raised,including prompt/transparent investigations & prosecutions of rights abuses.hrw.org/news/2024/01/2…

#BurkinaFaso 🧵New Human Rights Watch report found that 3 Burkinabè military drone strikes that the gvt claimed targeted Islamist fighters instead killed civilians at 2 crowded markets and a packed funeral since Aug 2023. 60 civilians, including one boy, were killed.
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A State Department official said a drone strike that killed 120 Nigerians was no “attack.”

“There should be less focus on semantics and more effort to ensure accountability and a stop to these unacceptable mistakes,' said Anietie Ewang

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Victims of reckless air strike still awaiting justice a year on
One year on from the deadly air strike that killed 40 people in Rukubi in the Doma area of Nasarawa state.UN Human Rights Nigeria Gbenga Komolafe Anietie Ewang
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#InternationalDayOfEducation | #Nigeria : as at March 2023, insecurity & forced displacement hindered +1 M🧑‍🤝‍🧑from accessing education. The killing of +2,000 teachers in the NE since the beginning of the conflict has also caused a shortage of educators.

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#Senegal 🇸🇳: Pre-Election Crackdown

Authorities should effectively investigate security force abuse, release those arbitrarily detained, and guarantee the rights to freedom of expression, association, and peaceful assembly.

New Human Rights Watch report👇

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Over 100 were killed when armed herders attacked more than 20 farming villages in central Nigeria's Plateau State over the weekend, the head of the local government reported. Local media report 300 others were wounded. Attackers also burned down homes & looted produce.

Anietie and I journeyed to Rukubi village, a secluded community in Nasarawa, where we documented the narratives of survivors from an airstrike that claimed 36 lives in Doma Local Government of Nasarawa State. She has since penned another story….