NIGERIAN REBELS COULD FACE WAR CRIMES CHARGES FOR ‘POPULATION CLEANSING’ – UN RIGHTS OFFICE

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Subject: NIGERIAN REBELS COULD FACE WAR CRIMES CHARGES FOR 'POPULATION
CLEANSING' – UN RIGHTS OFFICE
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NIGERIAN REBELS COULD FACE WAR CRIMES CHARGES FOR 'POPULATION
CLEANSING' – UN RIGHTS OFFICENew York, May 17 2013 1:00PMMembers of
Boko Haram and other extremist groups in Nigeria could face war crimes
charges for deliberate acts leading to ethnic and religious cleansing,
the top United Nations human rights official said today.

In a <"http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=13334&LangID=E">press
briefing in Geneva, the spokesperson for the UN Office of the High
Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Rupert Colville, reiterated
calls on Boko Haram and other extremist groups in Nigeria to cease
their "cowardly attacks" against civilians and politicians, members of
Government institutions, security forces and foreign nationals.

"The High Commissioner has also noted that members of Boko Haram and
other groups and entities, if judged to have committed widespread or
systematic attacks against a civilian population – including on
grounds such as religion or ethnicity – could be found guilty of
crimes against humanity," Mr. Colville added.

"Deliberate acts leading to population "cleansing" on grounds of
religion or ethnicity could also amount to a crime against humanity,"
he stressed.

In recent weeks, more than 220 people have been killed in violent
clashes between military forces and the Islamist group, Boko Haram.

OHCHR has urged the Nigerian Government to abide by human rights
principles during security patrols, saying it is concerned about the
large number of casualties, reportedly including many civilians, and
massive destruction of houses and property.

"We urge the Government of Nigeria to ensure the regime of safeguards
set out in international human rights law is respected during its
emergency operations," Mr. Colville reiterated today.

In a statement yesterday from his spokesperson, Secretary-General Ban
Ki-moon said he remains very concerned about the ongoing instability
in the country and underscored the need for all concerned to fully
respect human rights and to safeguard the lives of all Nigerians.May
17 2013 1:00PM
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