Unprecedented and catastrophic: Largest attack by Boko Haram yet

Boko Haram continues bloody rampage

Dear Tracy, Armed group Boko Haram is attacking Nigerians in the northern part of the country on an unprecedented and catastrophic scale. Amnesty International investigators are in Nigeria and have just released shocking evidence of the largest and most destructive attack ever on Nigerian civilians by Boko Haram militants. Donate now and your donation will help keep our researchers on the ground so they can investigate and publicize war crimes and crimes against humanity - so no perpetrator can hide. What we're seeing in Nigeria is unfathomable. Here's what we found: Detailed satellite images show devastation of catastrophic proportions in two towns - Baga and Doron Baga. The latter was almost wiped off the map by Boko Haram attacks in the space of four days. During the siege, Boko Haram militants were shooting indiscriminately, killing even small children and one woman who was in labor. Boko Haram militants kidnapped 300 women who had escaped the attack on Baga and are still detaining some of them in a school. Amnesty is keeping the pressure on Boko Haram to cease its attacks and release all of the people it has abducted. We are urging President Goodluck Jonathan to protect the lives of Nigerians in the region and to end impunity for crimes committed by Boko Haram and Nigerian security forces. And we are pushing the international community to assist the Nigerian government in implementing more effective responses to Boko Haram that do not cause further human rights violations. Since 2011, 15,000 people have been killed and at least 500,000 have been displaced as a result of this conflict. The people of northern Nigeria need our help. Please stand with them. Make a donation to support our efforts keeping investigators in the field to document these crimes. Thank you for your support. Sincerely, Adotei Akwei Managing Director of Government Relations Amnesty International USA