U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says Nigerian authorities are working to stop human rights abuses by security forces in their fight against Boko Haram militants. The U.S. top diplomat made the remarks in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, where...
The U.S. State Department says it is concerned about what it calls a "heavy-handed" response by some Nigerian forces in their fight against Islamic militants in the north.
A U.S. official said Friday the State Department has been monitoring the...
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts:
James F. Entwistle – Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Department of State
Chai R....
Nigerian authorities must not use the state of emergency imposed in the north of the country as an excuse to commit human rights violations, Amnesty International urges.
May 22, 2013
Nigerian authorities must not use the...
LAST week, the Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development, an NGO, reported that in 2012, no fewer than 1, 200 girls were raped in Rivers state.
The state Project Officer of the body, Michael Gbarale, who is also the chairman of the Child...
NAIROBI, Kenya – The barrage of hourly tweets sent out by Aly-Khan Satchu — East Africa’s version of CNBC’s Mad Money host Jim Cramer — cheers on what Satchu says is a growing sentiment among investors: If you’re not...
Nigeria says it will release several Islamist suspects from prison, including the women in custody, as it seeks peace with Boko Haram extremists.
The Defense Ministry said Tuesday the move is in line with what it calls "presidential magnanimity to...
The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) will file a complaint with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) accusing Nigeria’s government of human rights violations, according to spokesman Ango Abdullahi.
“What we are doing now is to organize our...
No, wait. Wrong title.
It should read: "Obama urges Myanmar to stop violence against Muslims."
President Barack Obama urged the president of Myanmar on Monday to halt violence against a Muslim minority but praised economic and political reforms...
Nigeria has asked neighboring Niger for support in a week-old offensive against Islamist insurgent bases in its semi-desert frontier region, underlining moves towards West African cooperation against jihadis seen as a cross-border threat.
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No one cares about this. Tell us more about "Islamophobia." "More Christians Killed in Northern Nigeria Last Year Than in the Rest of the World Combined," by Ann Buwalda for the Jubilee Campaign via AINA, May 20:
Two weeks ago I informed Nigerian...
An advisor to Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan says the government is encouraged by the progress of the ongoing military offensive against the Islamic militant sect, Boko Haram.
“The majority of the various camps where the terrorists have...
Kidnapping infidels and releasing them for ransom or killing them, as well as enslaving them if that option is deemed most advantageous for the Muslims, is fully sanctioned in Islamic law: "As for the captives, the amir [ruler] has the choice of...
This is consistent with Islamic teaching and goes back to Muhammad, "the perfect model." The Qur'an sanction of sex slavery:
If you fear that you will not act justly towards the
orphans, marry such women as seem good to you, two,...
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International Developments
❖ “Nigeria’s army has begun operations against militant Islamists [Boko Haram] in the north-east.”
❖ “More than 60 people” killed and “dozens hurt in several bomb attacks...
Will the Islamophobia never end? "Christian leader gunned down by Islamic militants in Nigeria," from FoxNews.com, May 16 (thanks to Mike):
A Nigerian Christian leader was killed when suspected Muslim militants burst into his home and shot him, as...
Every day the bodies pile up in the global jihad against the
non-believers. And the enemedia demonizes the few who condemn the
slaughter, oppression and subjugation in the bloody cause of Islam.
This AFDI ad (above) ran on the back of NYC...
Members of Boko Haram and other extremist groups in Nigeria could face war crimes charges for deliberate acts leading to ethnic and religious cleansing, the top United Nations human rights official said today.
Nigerian forces have launched air strikes against suspected Islamist militant camps in the country's northeast.
A military spokesman said all known militant camps in three northeastern states are being attacked and that several camps in Borno state...
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