#BringBackOurGirls goes global
People around the world are horrified and outraged as the terror group Boko Haram threatens to sell hundreds of kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls into slavery. The Nigerian government's response has been almost entirely ineffective. There is still no sign of the girls and this week Boko Haram launched a new attack in a remote area of Nigeria, where more than 300 people were killed.
As for the missing girls, the militants took them at gunpoint from their school in northern Nigeria on April 14. As time passes, the situation gets more desperate. This has triggered a global call for action, as people voice their anger and frustration with the demand #BringBackOurGirls. What started as a hashtag on social media quickly turned into a worldwide rallying cry.
You can watch the spread of the #BringBackOurGirls hashtag across Twitter since the girls vanished:
Some of the most famous and powerful figures on social media are adding their voices to the cause:
View this post on InstagramHeartbreaking! Let's all raise awareness! #BringBackOurGirls
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With @IshaSesayCNN in Nigeria & #CNN team covering missing schoolgirls. We all want answers!!#BringBackOurGirls pic.twitter.com/3lJ4L7euWI
— Vladimir Duthiers (@vladduthiersCBS) May 2, 2014
Shout! Participate! Show that you care! #BringBackOurGirls pic.twitter.com/ZBt7y7tXha
— AmyPoehlerSmartGirls (@smrtgrls) May 7, 2014
#Malala stands in solidarity with Nigerians & people everywhere calling for action to #BringBackOurGirls pic.twitter.com/woAjreav0W
— Malala Fund (@MalalaFund) May 4, 2014
Children are the reward of life. Rescue our Nigerian sisters. The world is watching, Make your voice heard. Retweet! #BringBackOurGirls
— Wyclef Jean (@wyclef) May 2, 2014
Our prayers are with the missing Nigerian girls and their families. It's time to #BringBackOurGirls. -mo pic.twitter.com/glDKDotJRt
— The First Lady (@FLOTUS) May 7, 2014
From Syria to Uganda, Pakistan to Nigeria, girls are targets for terrorists http://t.co/RtpQB0QEWV #BringBackOurGirls pic.twitter.com/yd777L38u5
— Christiane Amanpour (@camanpour) May 8, 2014
#BringBackOurGirls RT pic.twitter.com/cZRfaOxjnz
— Leona Lewis (@leonalewis) May 7, 2014
— lisaling (@lisaling) May 7, 2014
— Billy Ray Cyrus (@billyraycyrus) May 8, 2014
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Reblogged this on The Chronicles of Life and commented:
Every time I look into this story for updates I am brought to tears. I can't imagine what they are going through over there. I wish there was more I could do than write about it. Nothing about this situation is right, those people don't deserve to live in fear of being killed or their children not coming home from school. What has the world come to that children are being treated like property and sold like goods and services. Are we not civilized human beings?