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MN SR258
Resolution
Status
Introduced
5/9/2014
Primary Sponsor
Jeff Hayden
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AI Summary
- Condemns the abduction of over 250 girls, ages 16 to 18, from a boarding school in Chibok, Nigeria on April 14, 2014 by terrorist group Boko Haram
- Expresses concern that Boko Haram has abducted numerous women and girls as young as 12 for human trafficking and forced marriage to combatants
- Notes that Boko Haram's five-year insurgency has killed over 4,000 people and displaced almost half a million others
- Calls for the immediate release of the abducted girls and increased worldwide efforts to combat human trafficking, particularly targeting women and girls
- Urges a significant global response to rescue the girls and combat the broader threat of modern-day slavery in Africa
Legislative Description
A Senate resolution expressing the sense of the Minnesota Senate concerning the abduction of over 250 Nigerian girls by the terrorist group Boko Haram
Last Action
Referred to Rules and Administration
5/9/2014
Committee Referrals
Rules and Administration5/9/2014
Full Bill Text
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