[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 69 (Thursday, May 8, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E717]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    THE KIDNAPPING OF GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN FROM A SCHOOL IN NIGERIA

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                             HON. AL GREEN

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 8, 2014

  Mr. AL GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I stand in solidarity with the 
families of the approximately 300 young women kidnapped by a radical 
Nigerian Islamist group. I lend my voice to the chorus of outrage and 
condemnation directed at this extremist group, which has forcefully 
separated young women from their families and devastated an entire 
community. There is no place in our world community for a group that 
displays such disregard for the tenets of Islam, human dignity, and 
international law.
  All people and governments of good will should do all that is 
appropriate to assist Nigerian authorities in the safe recovery of 
these young women. I am heartened that Secretary Kerry has announced 
that a U.S. security team will be sent to Nigeria to assist in the 
efforts to bring these young women home to their families.
  As a Member of Congress, I will continue to monitor this situation 
and speak out against such atrocious acts. The outcry against this 
gross human rights violation must not fade before these young women are 
recovered and all guilty parties are brought to justice.

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