Students and teachers were taken captive from a Catholic school in the latest in a wave of such attacks in the country.
Tag: Women and Girls
Nigerian Student Describes Hiding From Kidnappers at School
The girl hid in a toilet; another managed to sneak away. Security forces are still trying to rescue the 24 girls who were abducted in northwestern Nigeria.
25 Girls Abducted From School in Nigeria
The kidnapping echoed the abduction of the Chibok girls 11 years ago and came as U.S. officials pressed the country to address violence against Christians.
Senator Accuses Kenya of Neglecting Children Trapped in Saudi Arabia
The comments, by a member of Kenya’s ruling party, represent a rebuke of President William Ruto’s government: “Heads must roll.”
Women Describe Horrors They Endured in Assad’s Prisons
Under the Syrian dictator’s rule, the wives and children of rebels were seized as leverage. Some are now speaking about their trauma.
Women Toiling in India’s Insufferable Heat Face Mounting Toll on Health
Prolonged exposure to hot weather can hinder people’s ability to lead safe and productive lives, experts say.
Rapist Called One of UK’s Worst Sex Offenders Is Sentenced to Life
Xu Chao admitted to multiple attacks against female Chinese students over a three-year period, confessing to drugging, assaulting and filming his victims.
Unwed Mothers and Their Children Are Trapped in Saudi Arabia
A Times investigation found that children are routinely deprived of birth certificates, medical care and education. Diplomats and police officers turned the mothers away.
Why Children of Unmarried Mothers Are Stranded in Saudi Arabia
We pieced together the details, from Riyadh to Nairobi.
Unwed Mothers and Their Children Are Trapped in Saudi Arabia
A Times investigation found that children are routinely deprived of birth certificates, medical care and education. Diplomats and police officers turned the mothers away.