Nigeria: Security forces out of control in fight against terror of Boko Haram

Headline Title: Nigeria: Security forces out of control in fight against terror of Boko Haram 01 November 2012 The brutal actions of Nigeria's security forces in response to Boko Haram's campaign of terror are making an already desperate situation even worse, Amnesty International said in a report released today. The report, Nigeria: Trapped in the cycle of violence, documents the atrocities carried out by Boko Haram as well as the serious human rights violations carried out by the security forces in response, including enforced disappearance, torture, extrajudicial executions,…

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