Press Release - After surviving years of abuse by Boko Haram and by Nigerian forces, reintegration support and justice remain elusive for girls associated, or perceived to be associated, with Boko Haram.
After surviving years of abuse by Boko Haram and by Nigeria n forces, reintegration support and justice remain elusive for girls associated, or perceived to be associated, with Boko Haram.
Based primarily on 126 interviews, of which 76 were with girls and young women who were girls when they suffered Boko Haram abuses, this report examines violations of international humanitarian law and human rights abuses committed by Boko Haram, as well as violations by the Nigerian authorities, during the armed conflict in north-east Nigeria.).
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