Children held in 'horrific conditions over Boko Haram ties': HRW

[TomSea]

Children held in 'horrific conditions over Boko Haram ties': HRW

Thousands of children have been held in recent years by Nigeria's military in "degrading and inhuman conditions" for alleged association with the Boko Haram armed group, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said, calling for their "immediate" release.

The New-York-based rights group, in its report published on Tuesday, said many of the children were held without charge in crammed military barracks and unable to contact the outside world.

"Children are being detained in horrific conditions for years, with little or no evidence of involvement with Boko Haram, and without even being taken to court," said Jo Becker, children's rights advocacy director at HRW, and one of the report's authors.

Read more at: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/09/children-held-horrific-conditions-boko-haram-ties-hrw-190910050454020.html

[Fishrrman]

I've said before that if Pakistan was to disappear from the face of the earth, the earth would become a better place.

Same goes for Nigeria.
Get it off the planet !!