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THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)
Introduced by: Councilmember Holton
A RESOLUTION ENTITLED
A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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Bring Our Girls Back
FOR the purpose of standing in solidarity with the families of the schoolgirls senselessly abducted in Chibok, Nigeria, supporting their demand to "bring our girls back", and pledging not to allow the abducted girls' plight to be forgotten until they are all safely returned to their families and the threat posed by their abductors has been eliminated.
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On April 14th nearly 300 schoolgirls were forcibly abducted from their school in Chibok, Nigeria by terrorist fanatics opposed to the education of women operating under the label of Boko Haram. This is far from the only atrocity committed by Boko Haram, but, together with the group's announced plan to sell the girls into sexual slavery as child brides, it is their most appalling act to date.
The girls' families have been pressing their government to take aggressive action against Boko Haram to recover the girls and end the threat the group represents to other families and children across the region. Sadly, the Nigerian government, apparently more concerned with appearances than with the safety and security of its citizens, initially sought to ignore or downplay the attack. And it has so far proven unwilling or unable to respond effectively to Boko Haram's despicable acts. Instead, it has taken actions against the protesting...
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