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Nigeria’s 

endemic 

rape crisis 

Despite the Nigerian authorities’ declaration of a “state 

of emergency” on sexual and gender-based violence, 

rape persists at crisis levels with most survivors denied 

justice, rapists avoiding prosecution, and hundreds of 

cases of rape going unreported due to pervasive 

corruption, stigma and victim blaming, Amnesty 

International has said in a report. 

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Millions of children have not 

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classrooms were closed by the COVID- 

19 pandemic, with up to one in five 

children missing out on an education, a 

new Save the Children school survey 

across six fragile countries reveals. 

The survey - which was carried out 

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Malawi, Nigeria, Somalia, and Uganda - 

found that children are not returning to 

school because of child labour, child 

marriage and financial hardship, which 

have only worsened with the pandemic. 

This is compounded by fears of catching 

the virus and a lack of Personal 

Protective Equipment (PPE). 

With very little data available on the 

number of children who are out of 

school as a result of the pandemic, Save 

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Educational Time Bomb: Out of School 

Children Global Snapshot reveals that 

more than 20% of students surveyed are 

at risk of dropping out for good with 

potentially devastating consequences for 

their future. With school closures still 

occurring, the number of children 

dropping out is likely to rise. More than 

90% of schools said there are children in 

their community who could be attending 

school, but are not. 

Being in school can protect children 

from various forms of abuse and 

exploitation, and provide children with 

nutritious food, a safe place to play and 

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future. The most vulnerable children – 

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the greatest risk of dropping out due to 

the pandemic, according to data from 

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Nigeria’s endemic rape crisis 

Continued from Page 1< 

The report, Nigeria: A 

Harrowing Journey; Access 

To Justice for Women and 

Girls Survivors of Rape covers 

harrowing cases of sexual violence 

against women and girls, including 

a six-year-old and an 11-year-old 

who were attacked so viciously they 

died. The report reveals how 

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failures of law enforcement to 

investigate rape cases, toxic 

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culture of silence that prevents 

survivors from seeking justice. It is 

unacceptable that survivors of rape 

and other forms of gender-based 

violence face such a torturous ordeal 

to get justice, which only adds to 

their pain. The ‘state of emergency’ 

has proven to be an empty 

declaration, which has so far done 

nothing to protect women and girls 

in Nigeria.” 

The report is based on research 

carried out between March 2020 

and August 2021, including 

interviews with 14 women and girl 

survivors of rape aged between 12 

and 42. Amnesty International 

researchers also interviewed seven 

parents of child survivors. 

Interviews were conducted in 

Abuja, Lagos, Kano, Sokoto and 

Bauchi states. 

Pandemic of rape 

Rape continues to be one of the 

most prevalent human rights 

violations in Nigeria. 

Following the lockdown 

Rape cases are grossly 

under-reported in Nigeria 

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London City Mission CEO - 

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Charity responds to London’s 

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has taken from them. 

“Webber Street is a place where 

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love through the patient care of 

dedicated staff and where those with 

addiction issues can feel safe and 

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to those who need it the most.” 

The charity said the average life 

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is only 44 years, and on any night in 

London as many as 300 people sleep 

rough, hence the charity’s passion in 

this area. 

London City Mission has continued 

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the capital despite the pandemic, 

delivering 4,000 food parcels and 

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imposed to tackle the spread of 

Covid-19 in 2020, there was an 

upsurge in cases of rape. In June 

2020, Nigerian police said they had 

recorded 717 incidents of rape 

between January and May last year. 

In April 2020, Nigeria’s Minister of 

Women Affairs Pauline Tallen said 

at least 3,600 cases of rape were 

recorded during the lockdown, 

while the National Human Rights 

Commission (NHRC) received 

11,200 reported cases of rape over 

the whole of 2020. 

As reports of rape escalated 

across Nigeria, State Governors 

declared a “state of emergency” on 

rape and gender-based violence in 

June 2020. They also promised to 

set up a sex offenders register. But 

over a year since their declaration, 

nothing has changed, as more cases 

of rape have been reported. 

One victim, Vera Uwaila 

Omosuwa, a 22-year-old 

microbiology student, was raped 

and brutally assaulted in 2020 in a 

church near her home in Benin, Edo 

state, and died a couple of days later 

from her injuries. Hamira, a fiveyear-old, 

was drugged and raped by 

her neighbour in April 2020. Her 

injuries were so bad she could no 

longer control her bladder. 

Barakat Bello, an 18-year-old 

student, was raped during a robbery 

in her home in Ibadan, Oyo State. 

She was butchered with machetes 

by her rapists and died on 1 June 

2020. Favour Okechukwu, an 11- 

year-old girl, was gang-raped to 

death in Ejigbo, Lagos State. A 70- 

year-old woman was raped in Ogun 

State. In May 2021, a six-year-old 

girl was raped to death in Kaduna 

State. 

“The Covid-19 pandemic only 

exposed what has been going on 

for so long. Not only are women 

and girls being raped in Nigeria, 

but when they are brave enough to 

come forward they are being 

dismissed by police officers as 

liars and attention-seekers – slurs 

which inflict further injury,” said 

Osai Ojigho. 

Outdated laws and law 

enforcement failures 

Despite Nigeria’s international 

human rights obligation to enact, 

implement and monitor legislations 

addressing all forms of violence 

against women, women and girls 

continue to face discrimination in 

law and practice. 

The definition of rape under the 

Criminal Code, which is applicable 

in the southern part of Nigeria, and 

the Penal Code, which is applicable 

in northern Nigeria, are both 

outdated. The Violence Against 

Persons Prohibition Act expanded 

the scope and definition of rape but 

was silent on consent. 

“Notwithstanding expanding the 

legal scope of the definition of rape 

the Violence Against Persons 

Prohibition Act and other laws have 

limited jurisdiction. Even in States 

where the Act and other laws have 

been domesticated, there has been 

no enforcement or implementation,” 

said Osai Ojigho. 

Survivors and NGOs interviewed 

for this research said stigma and 

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victim-blaming are key factors 

hindering the reporting of rape. 

Survivors shared distressing 

experiences of both, and told 

Amnesty International that they did 

not report due to fear of being 

disbelieved and blamed. Children, 

who are increasingly becoming 

targets of sexual violence, face 

particular challenges in reporting 

these crimes because of a lack of 

reporting process that is childfriendly. 

Some survivors said they were 

discouraged from seeking justice 

because of the toxic attitude of 

police officers towards genderbased 

violence, which manifested in 

humiliating lines of 

questioning and 

victim-blaming. In 

addition, decrepit 

police stations often 

lack the space for 

privacy that survivors 

need to make their 

statements. 

Onyinye, a 14-year-old, 

was raped by her neighbour 

when she was sent by her mother to 

help fix his phone. When Onyineye 

and her mother went to the police 

station to report the crime, not only 

did a female police officer slap the 

girl and pull her ear, Onyinye’s 

mother was also scolded for not 

giving her daughter a ‘good 

upbringing’. 

Activists and lawyers have 

decried the poor quality of police 

investigations into rape cases. In 

some cases, perpetrators bribe the 

police not to investigate their 

crimes. The police have also 

Sexual violence is a worldwide crisis and 

Nigeria is not exempt from it 

advised survivors and perpetrators 

to settle cases outside the scope of 

the criminal justice system, which 

only perpetuates violations of 

women’s human rights and 

impunity for rape. 

Time to act is now 

Amnesty International is calling 

on Nigerian authorities to act now to 

protect women and girls from 

rampant sexual violence. All 

reported cases of rape must be 

thoroughly, promptly, and 

impartially investigated and 

perpetrators must be prosecuted, 

and if convicted, sentenced with 

appropriate penalties. Existing 

discriminatory laws must be 

repealed and followed up with a 

concrete implementation and 

enforcement framework. 

Nigerian police must 

provide all necessary support 

to survivors and act in line 

with their code of conduct, by 

providing safe process of 

seeking justice for survivors to 

report rape and other gender-based 

violence and get justice. 

Courts must ensure that cases of 

sexual violence are fairly and 

promptly prosecuted. Any backlog 

in rape cases that may create 

unacceptable barriers for rape 

survivors’ access to justice must be 

addressed.


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One in five children dropping out 

of school as COVID takes its toll 


Although school closures and disruptions 

have affected all children, the impact has been 

far greater for children in low-income 

countries, as some lost 20% more of their 

lifetime schooldays during the pandemic 

compared to other children. 

In certain countries, girls are at particular 

risk of dropping out compared to boys, with 

many forced into child marriage and out of 

school. In Uganda, 52% of students who have 

dropped out are girls – and with fewer girls 

than boys enrolled in school even before the 

pandemic, this worsens existing inequalities 

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pandemic. Child marriage is a violation of 

children’s rights that robs girls of their 

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Jasmine Jahromi, Team Leader for Save the 

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“Although schools are reopening around the 

world, not all children are returning. In fact, 

we’re seeing the complete opposite in many 

countries. This snapshot survey gives us an 

insight into the long-term implications COVID- 

19 is having on children’s education in these 

countries. Although the 20% dropout rate only 

applies to the schools surveyed, if replicated 

globally, we’re looking at potentially tens of 

millions of children never returning to school 

due to the consequences of the pandemic. 

“COVID-19 has already caused the largest 

disruption to education in human history, and 

its implications will continue for years to come 

without urgent action. The pandemic continues 

to push families into poverty, forcing many 

children into work or marriage, and out of 

school. 

“We know the most vulnerable and 

marginalised children have already suffered the 

greatest educational loss in the past 18 months, 

with little to no access to distance learning or 

education. Dropping out of school now will 

only set them further behind.” 

Save the Children is calling on 

governments and donors to urgently invest in 

education now so that every child is supported 

in returning to school when it is safe to do so. 

Greater efforts are needed to tackle the 

specific barriers preventing the most 

vulnerable and marginalised children from 

returning to school, particularly girls, children 

from low-income households, children with 

disabilities, and migrant and refugee children. 

This can include cash transfers, school meals, 

catch-up classes, and mental health and 

psycho-social support. 

Ms. Jahromi continued: “We can do 

something to stop the pandemic’s education 

crisis from getting worse, but time is running 

out. The longer children are out of school, the 

less likely they will ever return to the 

classroom. We must act now and see 

governments invest in combatting the fallout 

before it’s too late.”


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Updated colours, a new logo and 

aircraft livery are the visual token of the 

airline’s new chapter, stating its readiness 

for future challenges and reemphasizing 

on the importance of the Belgian brand - a 

chapter with a strong focus on customer 

experience, reliability and sustainability 

while keeping a competitive coststructure. 

As a consequence of the COVID-19 

crisis, Brussels Airlines accelerated and 

intensified in 2020 its transformation plan 

Reboot Plus, in order to pave the way for 

a future-proof company that is able to face 

the competition, with a sound and healthy 

cost structure. 

After the restructuring, the company 

started the second phase of its Reboot Plus 

plan: the build-up and improvement 

phase. Brussels Airlines now turns its 

attention to the future with strategic 

investments in an improved customer 

experience, new technologies, 

digitization, new ways of working, and the 

development of its employees. 

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Brussels Airlines unveils new 

brand identity 

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The Belgian company is transforming 

to become a healthy, profitable airline that 

offers perspectives to its customers, 

partners and employees; an airline with a 

constant focus on the environment and the 

reduction of its ecological footprint. 

Peter Gerber, CEO of Brussels Airlines 

stated that “We want to clearly mark the 

start of the New Brussels Airlines. For our 

customers, who deserve the best, but also 

for our employees, who are committed to 

the transformation that we’re pushing 

forward and to which they contribute 

every day. That is why today we present 

the visual translation of our new start. 

With this new brand identity, we are ready 

to show our customers, our employees, 

our partners and all other stakeholders that 

we are turning a page. As one of the four 

Lufthansa Group network airlines, we are 

building the way towards a promising 

future. We see this new brand identity as 

a symbol of confidence in our company - 

re-emphasizing our identity as Belgium’s 

home carrier.” 

During the coronavirus crisis, the 

African network of Brussels Airlines 

remained the most important market for 

the company, with the most stable flight 

offer. Also in the future, Brussels Airlines 

will continue to serve as the African 

competence centre for the Lufthansa 

Group and continue to invest in the 

continent. 

The first A330 aircraft - the aircraft 

type that Brussels Airlines operates to 

Africa - that will be painted in the new 

colours is OO-SFH and will be ready in 

May 2022. 

Michel Moriaux, Head of Marketing at 

Brussels Airlines noted that: “This new 

brand identity is a very logical step for 

Brussels Airlines. After years marked by 

so many changes, it is important to clarify 

and confirm our position in the market. 

We are changing into a new company, 

with new cabin interiors, digitized 

processes, fleet renewal with A320neo’s 

on the way, and much more to come. 

Together with Today Agency, we created a 

more contemporary branding, one that is 

fit for our digital age, one that represents 

a reliable and modern airline.” 

The new brand identity includes a new 

version of the Brussels Airlines signature 

red and blue colours, now a deeper red and 

a darker shade of blue. The dotted “b”, 

which today adorns the tails of its fleet, 

makes way for 9 dots of different sizes in 

the form of a square, to represent the 

diversity of its customers, its destinations 

and its employees. No dot is alike. The 

updated logo also makes use of a new, 

more modern type font. The two words of 

the brand name are now stacked, with the 

word “brussels” gaining more importance 

with its larger size to emphasize the 

airline’s Belgian identity. The new aircraft 

livery, shows a zoom on the dotted logo 

on the tails, a fresh white body and a 

continuation of dots in different shades of 

blue and grey. 

Next to the new visual identity, the 

new brand identity also translates into a 

new tagline: “You’re in good company”.


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