[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 6992]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           CONDEMNING ABDUCTION OF FEMALE STUDENTS IN NIGERIA

  Mr. NELSON. Mr. President, the recent kidnappings of over 200 
schoolgirls in Nigeria by Boko Haram, a terrorist organization whose 
name translates to ``Western education is sinful,'' has captured the 
world's attention and stirred global outrage.
  These girls were abducted from their classrooms at gunpoint and their 
captors are now reportedly threatening to sell them into child 
marriages and slavery.
  The Senate unanimously approved a resolution condemning Boko Haram 
for kidnapping these young girls and terrorizing the people of Nigeria, 
and Secretary of State John Kerry has publicly condemned the 
kidnappings, calling them an ``unconscionable crime'' and pledging our 
assistance.
  Such inhumanity simply cannot be tolerated. As a nation, we must do 
all that we can to assist the people of Nigera and help them find these 
missing children.
  Our thoughts and prayers are with them, and I am hopeful they will be 
reunited with their families soon.

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