UNHRC adopts resolution against Boko Haram

April 02, 2015 00:46

The UN Human Rights Council today unanimously adopted a resolution appealing to international community to provide more active support to African countries fighting Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram.

The resolution titled 'Atrocities committed by the terrorist group Boko Haram and its effects on human rights in the affected countries' was adopted by consensus in a special session at the UNHRC.

The resolution urged the international community to provide more active and multifaceted support for Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria and other states affected by the atrocities of the terrorist group.

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