Spiraling Violence: Boko Haram Attacks and Security Force Abuses in Nigeria
This paper examines the Boko Haram’s attacks—centered in the north of Nigeria— that have primarily targeted police and other government security agents, Christians worshiping in church, and Muslims who the group accuses of having cooperated with the government.
Following Boko Haram attacks on Christians this year, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said that the attacks may constitute crimes against humanity if judged to be deliberate acts leading to population “cleansing” based on religion or ethnicity.
Human Rights Watch 2012
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