[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 79 (Thursday, May 21, 2015)]
[House]
[Pages H3509-H3510]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           BOKO HARAM CRIMES

  (Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York asked and was given permission 
to address the House for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, press reports this 
week show that the reign of terror wrought by Boko Haram in 
northeastern Nigeria has reached appalling

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new depths of depravity. They have chosen to use as a weapon of war 
widespread, organized sexual violence against young girls and women. 
Hundreds of women and girls as young as 11 have been subjected to 
systematic, organized rape.
  The terrorists have also used women and children to carry out suicide 
bombings against civilian targets.
  These are crimes against humanity, which is why I am pleased to join 
Congresswoman Barbara Lee in support of an International Criminal Court 
investigation.
  I am also pleased that the House approved an amendment that 
Representative Ed Royce and I offered to the National Defense 
Authorization Act that calls for continued U.S. support of 
international efforts to combat Boko Haram.
  History has taught us, to our everlasting sorrow, that when such 
horror arises in the world, the world cannot and should not stand idly 
by.

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