Help the Child Witches of Nigeria - Support the Prevent Abandonment of Children Today(PACT) Campaign
Target:
The Akwa Ibom State Government and Nigerian Film and Video Censors Board
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We, the undersigned, are deeply concerned by the high rates of child abandonment, torture and killings due to the widely held belief in child "witches" in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria.
We believe that all children have the right to be protected from being hurt or mistreated, either phyically or mentally, and that it is the role of the Government to ensure this. As such we declare our full support for the key demands of the Prevent Abandonment of Children Today (PACT) campaign. These are as follows:
1 That the Nigerian federal government enact legislation making it illegal for children to be branded as 'witches'
2 That the Akwa Ibom State Government work with all stakeholders to develop a comprehensive plan of action to protect and save the lives of children branded as 'witches'
3 The Akwa Ibom State Government should begin to regulate the activities of churches known to be violating the rights of children
4 The Nigerian Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) should ban all home videos that promote superstitious beliefs and lead to the stigmatisation of children as "witches"
We call upon the Nigerian Federal Government, the Akwa Ibom State Government and the Nigerian Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) to do everything in their powers to protect and save the lives of these innocent children. The eyes of the world are watching . Turning a blind eye to this needless suffering is not an option. Please act now.
NEWSFLASH - Akwa Ibom State Government Meets Previous Key Demand of PACT Campaign and Enacts Child Rights Act in Akwa Ibom State!!! We acknowledge and appreciate the support of the Akwa Ibom State Government for the PACT Campaign and sincerely hope that they may offer further financial and institutional support for the campaign in the months to come.
For more information on the two organisations that launched and promote the PACT campaign in Akwa Ibom State please see the following websites:
www.steppingstonesnigeria.org
www.crarn.org
Please do also join the FaceBook Group - Help the Child Witches of Nigeria
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=9476440119&ref=ts
Thank you so much for your support!
We believe that all children have the right to be protected from being hurt or mistreated, either phyically or mentally, and that it is the role of the Government to ensure this. As such we declare our full support for the key demands of the Prevent Abandonment of Children Today (PACT) campaign. These are as follows:
1 That the Nigerian federal government enact legislation making it illegal for children to be branded as 'witches'
2 That the Akwa Ibom State Government work with all stakeholders to develop a comprehensive plan of action to protect and save the lives of children branded as 'witches'
3 The Akwa Ibom State Government should begin to regulate the activities of churches known to be violating the rights of children
4 The Nigerian Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) should ban all home videos that promote superstitious beliefs and lead to the stigmatisation of children as "witches"
We call upon the Nigerian Federal Government, the Akwa Ibom State Government and the Nigerian Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) to do everything in their powers to protect and save the lives of these innocent children. The eyes of the world are watching . Turning a blind eye to this needless suffering is not an option. Please act now.
NEWSFLASH - Akwa Ibom State Government Meets Previous Key Demand of PACT Campaign and Enacts Child Rights Act in Akwa Ibom State!!! We acknowledge and appreciate the support of the Akwa Ibom State Government for the PACT Campaign and sincerely hope that they may offer further financial and institutional support for the campaign in the months to come.
For more information on the two organisations that launched and promote the PACT campaign in Akwa Ibom State please see the following websites:
www.steppingstonesnigeria.org
www.crarn.org
Please do also join the FaceBook Group - Help the Child Witches of Nigeria
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=9476440119&ref=ts
Thank you so much for your support!
We, the undersigned, are deeply concerned by the high rates of child abandonment, torture and killings due to the widely held belief in child "witches" in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria.
We believe that all children have the right to be protected from being hurt or mistreated, either phyically or mentally, and that it is the role of the Government to ensure this. As such we declare our full support for the key demands of the Prevent Abandonment of Children Today (PACT) campaign. These are as follows:
1 That the Nigerian federal government enact legislation making it illegal for children to be branded as 'witches'
2 That the Akwa Ibom State Government work with all stakeholders to develop a comprehensive plan of action to protect and save the lives of children branded as 'witches'
3 The Akwa Ibom State Government should begin to regulate the activities of churches known to be violating the rights of children
4 The Nigerian Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) should ban all home videos that promote superstitious beliefs and lead to the stigmatisation of children as "witches"
We call upon the Nigerian Federal Government, the Akwa Ibom State Government and the Nigerian Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) to do everything in their powers to protect and save the lives of these innocent children. The eyes of the world are watching . Turning a blind eye to this needless suffering is not an option. Please act now.
NEWSFLASH - Akwa Ibom State Government Meets Previous Key Demand of PACT Campaign and Enacts Child Rights Act in Akwa Ibom State!!! We acknowledge and appreciate the support of the Akwa Ibom State Government for the PACT Campaign and sincerely hope that they may offer further financial and institutional support for the campaign in the months to come.
For more information on the two organisations that launched and promote the PACT campaign in Akwa Ibom State please see the following websites:
www.steppingstonesnigeria.org
www.crarn.org
Please do also join the FaceBook Group - Help the Child Witches of Nigeria
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=9476440119&ref=ts
Thank you so much for your support!
We believe that all children have the right to be protected from being hurt or mistreated, either phyically or mentally, and that it is the role of the Government to ensure this. As such we declare our full support for the key demands of the Prevent Abandonment of Children Today (PACT) campaign. These are as follows:
1 That the Nigerian federal government enact legislation making it illegal for children to be branded as 'witches'
2 That the Akwa Ibom State Government work with all stakeholders to develop a comprehensive plan of action to protect and save the lives of children branded as 'witches'
3 The Akwa Ibom State Government should begin to regulate the activities of churches known to be violating the rights of children
4 The Nigerian Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) should ban all home videos that promote superstitious beliefs and lead to the stigmatisation of children as "witches"
We call upon the Nigerian Federal Government, the Akwa Ibom State Government and the Nigerian Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) to do everything in their powers to protect and save the lives of these innocent children. The eyes of the world are watching . Turning a blind eye to this needless suffering is not an option. Please act now.
NEWSFLASH - Akwa Ibom State Government Meets Previous Key Demand of PACT Campaign and Enacts Child Rights Act in Akwa Ibom State!!! We acknowledge and appreciate the support of the Akwa Ibom State Government for the PACT Campaign and sincerely hope that they may offer further financial and institutional support for the campaign in the months to come.
For more information on the two organisations that launched and promote the PACT campaign in Akwa Ibom State please see the following websites:
www.steppingstonesnigeria.org
www.crarn.org
Please do also join the FaceBook Group - Help the Child Witches of Nigeria
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=9476440119&ref=ts
Thank you so much for your support!
We signed the "Help the Child Witches of Nigeria - Support the Prevent Abandonment of Children Today(PACT) Campaign" petition!
# 8,114:
7:15 am PST, Nov 7,
Poorvi Perpetua De Sa, India
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7:03 am PST, Nov 7,
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12:18 am PST, Nov 7,
Maja Pankiewicz, Poland
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7:51 pm PST, Nov 6,
Sagiia Rae, Wisconsin
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1:10 pm PST, Nov 6,
Deborah Outman, Georgia
Children should be cherished, not used and abused. This horror must stop |
# 8,109:
1:08 pm PST, Nov 6,
Samata Abudulai, United Kingdom
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12:06 pm PST, Nov 6,
Margarita Ruiz, New Jersey
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11:48 am PST, Nov 6,
Amy BawTheresa, United Kingdom
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10:31 am PST, Nov 6,
Isobel Pearce, United Kingdom
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9:46 am PST, Nov 6,
Xavier Bayle, Spain
# 8,104:
9:33 am PST, Nov 6,
Boguslaw Knapik, Poland
Please, stop this unhuman and savage practice. Ecery child is ours...
Please, stop this unhuman and savage practice. Ecery child is ours...
# 8,103:
9:19 am PST, Nov 6,
Tonya Butts, New York
# 8,102:
9:07 am PST, Nov 6,
Olga Knapik, Poland
# 8,101:
5:45 am PST, Nov 6,
Sarah Hill, New Hampshire
# 8,100:
5:39 am PST, Nov 6,
Daniel Stenning, United Kingdom
Please do everything possible to end this superstitious abuse of childrens human rights.
Please do everything possible to end this superstitious abuse of childrens human rights.
# 8,099:
4:55 am PST, Nov 6,
Annette Collins, Pennsylvania
# 8,098:
2:29 am PST, Nov 6,
Arantxa Polak, Netherlands
Help the Nigerian peolple! An old classmate of mine was from Nigeria, and she's living a good life here in Holland, but we MUST make it possible that the inhabitants in Nigeria can live the good life too, in their OWN country!
Help the Nigerian peolple! An old classmate of mine was from Nigeria, and she's living a good life here in Holland, but we MUST make it possible that the inhabitants in Nigeria can live the good life too, in their OWN country!
# 8,097:
1:37 am PST, Nov 6,
Felson Young, Tennessee
# 8,096:
10:44 pm PST, Nov 5,
Merry Loscalzo-Stumpf, Iowa
# 8,095:
10:33 pm PST, Nov 5,
Karina Montgomery, Australia
# 8,094:
4:14 pm PST, Nov 5,
Name not displayed, Canada
In the good book we are instructed to tell those of cruel intention that, They may be able to harm us, they may even be able to kill us, but they do this at the peril of thier very souls. As I am in no other way able to defend these children my hope must rest on your efforts and this petition. Thankyou.
In the good book we are instructed to tell those of cruel intention that, They may be able to harm us, they may even be able to kill us, but they do this at the peril of thier very souls. As I am in no other way able to defend these children my hope must rest on your efforts and this petition. Thankyou.
# 8,093:
4:09 pm PST, Nov 5,
Bev McPherson, Rhode Island
# 8,092:
3:54 pm PST, Nov 5,
Dora Wint, Canada
I implore you to please act quickly to put an end to this.
I implore you to please act quickly to put an end to this.
# 8,091:
3:17 pm PST, Nov 5,
Adam Russell, Tennessee
Please help these children being falsely accused of witchcraft.
Please help these children being falsely accused of witchcraft.
# 8,090:
1:52 pm PST, Nov 5,
De Sutter Linda, Belgium
# 8,089:
1:41 pm PST, Nov 5,
Kristen Wint, Canada
# 8,088:
12:50 pm PST, Nov 5,
Natyra Avdiu, United Kingdom
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12:25 pm PST, Nov 5,
Tere Carrillo, Spain
# 8,086:
11:49 am PST, Nov 5,
Christine Fontaine, Utah
# 8,085:
10:50 am PST, Nov 5,
Heather Files, Connecticut
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10:26 am PST, Nov 5,
Carole Keene, Texas
# 8,083:
9:21 am PST, Nov 5,
Pauline Turner, Belgium
# 8,082:
9:09 am PST, Nov 5,
Tanya Cormier, Canada
The scenes that I saw in the videos of the accusations and "exorcisms" thoroughly horrified me. This epidemic is clearly already out of control and something needs to be done to stop it.
The scenes that I saw in the videos of the accusations and "exorcisms" thoroughly horrified me. This epidemic is clearly already out of control and something needs to be done to stop it.
# 8,081:
8:55 am PST, Nov 5,
Corinne Van Houten, Oregon
I am deeply, deeply saddened and distressed by this situation. All children need a home and the support and love that comes with belonging to a family. We have all been children, we are all (hopefully) compassionate citizens who recognize the imperative to take care of all children. To brand a child as a “witch”, thereby projecting all the ills and suffering of society onto an innocent and helpless child, is beyond appalling. It is representative of the worst aspects of humanity. When adults no longer take responsibility for protecting children, society has reached the depths of depravity and despair. This is a situation that needs to be addressed on all levels but particularly on the level of religious and cultural rationality and compassion for those (children and adults) who are suffering.
I am deeply, deeply saddened and distressed by this situation. All children need a home and the support and love that comes with belonging to a family. We have all been children, we are all (hopefully) compassionate citizens who recognize the imperative to take care of all children. To brand a child as a “witch”, thereby projecting all the ills and suffering of society onto an innocent and helpless child, is beyond appalling. It is representative of the worst aspects of humanity. When adults no longer take responsibility for protecting children, society has reached the depths of depravity and despair. This is a situation that needs to be addressed on all levels but particularly on the level of religious and cultural rationality and compassion for those (children and adults) who are suffering.
# 8,080:
7:36 am PST, Nov 5,
Karen Pease, Massachusetts
# 8,079:
7:31 am PST, Nov 5,
Vera Vukovic, South Africa
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5:57 am PST, Nov 5,
Petra Haisam, Egypt
I read about this for the first 2 years ago and it's horrid to see there isn't any change. |
# 8,077:
5:39 am PST, Nov 5,
Frances Schuster, New York
education is the key. If the people can read and write they will understand that this is wrong.
education is the key. If the people can read and write they will understand that this is wrong.
# 8,076:
3:32 am PST, Nov 5,
Pee Callebert, Belgium
# 8,075:
3:43 pm PST, Nov 4,
Lucille Turuseta, New York
Oh my dear Lord you MUST help these children ..MUST! There is no time to wait. How could people do this to thier own children in the name of God. We have a responsibility to help STOP this HORRIBLE thing FOR LACK OF ANY OTHER WORDS. I have never seen anthing like this done to children. I look at my grandchildren and my heart RIPS open for these CHILDREN and what this will do to them for a lifetime.
Oh my dear Lord you MUST help these children ..MUST! There is no time to wait. How could people do this to thier own children in the name of God. We have a responsibility to help STOP this HORRIBLE thing FOR LACK OF ANY OTHER WORDS. I have never seen anthing like this done to children. I look at my grandchildren and my heart RIPS open for these CHILDREN and what this will do to them for a lifetime.
# 8,074:
2:56 pm PST, Nov 4,
Bekki Lee, Canada
# 8,073:
1:52 pm PST, Nov 4,
Patricia Sobel, Maryland
A parent knowingly allowing this kind of torture is appalling. That the government does nothing to stop it is worse. Shame on all of you, especially those who profit from this brutality.
A parent knowingly allowing this kind of torture is appalling. That the government does nothing to stop it is worse. Shame on all of you, especially those who profit from this brutality.
# 8,072:
1:24 pm PST, Nov 4,
Van den Wijngaert Pauline, Belgium
We can't believe that things like this happen!That children get blamed for the things that go wrong.We've seen a documentairie about the witches of Nigeria,and it doesn't let go .This is really horribel and bad and everybody must do what they can to help.Maybe together we can make a difference.
We can't believe that things like this happen!That children get blamed for the things that go wrong.We've seen a documentairie about the witches of Nigeria,and it doesn't let go .This is really horribel and bad and everybody must do what they can to help.Maybe together we can make a difference.
# 8,071:
12:39 pm PST, Nov 4,
Mubanks Mohammed, Nigeria
I believe we can make a diference
I believe we can make a diference
# 8,070:
12:15 pm PST, Nov 4,
Sorcha Diana, Ireland
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10:01 am PST, Nov 4,
Donna Brown, Illinois
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9:45 am PST, Nov 4,
Leigh Ramsay, Canada
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7:34 am PST, Nov 4,
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# 8,066:
6:40 am PST, Nov 4,
Pauline Van doorn, Netherlands
i have no words for my feelings about the woman, helen ukpabio, who is spreading this sick messages, she should be put away in jail for the rest of her life and all the copies of her films should be burned. it is disgusting
i have no words for my feelings about the woman, helen ukpabio, who is spreading this sick messages, she should be put away in jail for the rest of her life and all the copies of her films should be burned. it is disgusting
# 8,065:
6:36 am PST, Nov 4,
Joanne Cannon, United Kingdom
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5:59 am PST, Nov 4,
Amber Dooley, South Carolina
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4:00 am PST, Nov 4,
Stacey Tannenbaum, New Jersey
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3:40 am PST, Nov 4,
Anna Trzebiatowska, Poland
# 8,061:
3:21 am PST, Nov 4,
Adrian Williams, United Kingdom
# 8,060:
3:11 am PST, Nov 4,
Yong Zhen Chua, Singapore
The extent to which the extreme poor would do to survive, tragic.
The extent to which the extreme poor would do to survive, tragic.
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12:44 am PST, Nov 4,
Name not displayed, Netherlands
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8:08 pm PST, Nov 3,
Name not displayed, Pennsylvania
# 8,057:
7:11 pm PST, Nov 3,
Susan Wald, New York
# 8,056:
6:49 pm PST, Nov 3,
Raffi OUT-NO POSTSPLZ, Minnesota
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6:49 pm PST, Nov 3,
Rhonda Rosser, Georgia
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4:28 pm PST, Nov 3,
Stirling Cousins, Minnesota
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3:24 pm PST, Nov 3,
Jo Brenner-Letich, Maryland
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3:02 pm PST, Nov 3,
Monica Held, Pennsylvania
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2:37 pm PST, Nov 3,
Pui Hang Miles, United Kingdom
