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How Boko Haram Conflict Impacts Older People in Nigeria - Amnesty

The elderly have suffered in unique ways from the Boko Haram insurgency that has raged for almost a decade in north east Nigeria, global human rights group, Amnesty International, has said. The 67-page report, "My Heart Is In Pain", documents older people's experience of conflict, displacement, and detention, showing how both Boko Haram and the Nigerian military committed atrocities against older folk, with no one being accountable. It also focuses on how displaced older people are consistently overlooked by the humanitarian response. Many Nigerians have raised concerns over the violent activities of the insurgents and remain unimpressed with the level of the government's commitment towards ending the decade-old war.

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The Walking Paradox/Amnesty International

Older people often an invisible casualty in conflict with Boko Haram.

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