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Author: Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict

Title: "Who Will Care for Us?" - Grave Violations against Children in Northeastern Nigeria

Summary: Conflict between the armed group Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'awati wal-Jihad (JAS), commonly known as Boko Haram, Nigerian security forces, and civilian self-defense militias, is ravaging Nigeria's fragile northeast. Over the last few years the level of violence and the scale of violations against children have worsened. While the abduction of over 200 girls from Chibok in Borno State has shed some light on these atrocities, much of the impact of the conflict on children is not well understood or addressed. Following a six-week research mission between March and May 2014, Watchlist found that parties to the conflict have subjected boys and girls to forced recruitment, attacks on their schools, killing and maiming, abductions, rape and sexual violence, and arbitrary detention. The humanitarian response has been slow, fragmented, and unable to meet the fast-growing needs of those affected by the conflict. The government of Nigeria, in collaboration with humanitarian, United Nations, and non-governmental actors, needs to take steps to strengthen data collection and programming to support children affected by conflict, to adopt operating procedures to manage children encountered in armed groups, and to expand and implement strategies to promote school safety and security.

Details: New York: Watchlist for Children and Armed Conflict, 2014.

Source: Internet Resource: Accessed September 10, 2014 at: http://watchlist.org/who-will-care-for-us-grave-violations-against-children-in-northeastern-nigeria/

Year: 2014

Country: Nigeria

URL: http://watchlist.org/who-will-care-for-us-grave-violations-against-children-in-northeastern-nigeria/

Shelf Number: 133261

Keywords:
Child Kidnapping
Child Sexual Abuse
Children, Crimes Against
Conflict Violence
Human Rights Abuses
Violence Against Children