Feminists group demands end to forced abortions, killings of children by security forces in North East | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News

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Nigerian feminists group has urged the federal government and the Nigerian military to stop the alleged forced abortions and killing of children by security forces in the North East, Nigeria.

Leaders of the group, Chioma Agwuegbo, Fadekemi Akinfaderin, Dr Leena Koni Hoffmann, Ifeoma Ikwueme, Nana Nwachukwu, Lola Okolosie, Omolara Oriye and Buky Williams, who made this demand in a statement, earlier in Abuja, also urged the government to decriminalise abortion so that women can choose whether or not to keep continue pregnancies.

Reuters subsequently reported that military personnel had smothered, poisoned and shot children, including babies and toddlers, because they were assumed to be collaborating with armed groups or had inherited the ‘tainted’ blood of their insurgent fathers. “Ensures there are no reprisals against survivors and witnesses of these human rights violations against women and children for speaking out and respects their continued anonymity.

Adding: “Adopt a civilian-centric approach to end all human rights violations and ensures accountability for perpetrators, track and mitigate civilian harm during operations and engage meaningfully with civilians – including with women, youth, people with disabilities and others normally socially excluded in security decision making.

“These acts are rooted in a patriarchal ideology that places women’s bodies under the control of men and views children’s inevitable destiny to become like their fathers.

 

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