UN Rights Council to hold special session on Boko Haram

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Boko Haram’s Abubakar Shekau and his lieutenants: group faces UN spotlight
The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold a special session next week on abuses by Boko Haram militants in Nigeria and neighbouring countries, the council president said Friday.
The rights council rarely convenes special sessions, with only 22 held since the body was created in 2006.
The UN’s top rights body on Thursday received a letter requesting the meeting from Algeria, on behalf of the group of African countries, president Joachim Ruecker told the council.
In order for the session to be held on April 1, it needs to be supported …Read More

Source:: PM Newspaper