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!
# 7,285:
8:29 pm PDT, Jul 3,
SJ Shearston, Australia
# 7,284:
6:37 pm PDT, Jul 3,
Name not displayed, Australia
That was horrible
That was horrible
# 7,283:
5:32 pm PDT, Jul 3,
Belinda Mee, Australia
I find this so terrifying, i'm making a decision to do as much as I can to stop this.
I find this so terrifying, i'm making a decision to do as much as I can to stop this.
# 7,282:
4:37 pm PDT, Jul 3,
Catherine Jeon, Canada
# 7,281:
12:11 pm PDT, Jul 3,
Olivia Marie Hornshaw, United Kingdom
It's worng to brand a child a witch, watching a documentary about it and knowing what people do to the child that has been branded a witch is awful and disgusting. But as long as there is poeple making a change and helping these people there is hope that one day it will stop and i hope and pray it does.
It's worng to brand a child a witch, watching a documentary about it and knowing what people do to the child that has been branded a witch is awful and disgusting. But as long as there is poeple making a change and helping these people there is hope that one day it will stop and i hope and pray it does.
# 7,280:
10:46 pm PDT, Jul 2,
FAY WILLIAMS BURTON, Australia
I was appauled when I saw supposed Christians, NOT! treating children with hate and naming them as witches - preposterous. What an abomination in the sight of The Lord these people are. The sight of the little girl wailing and pacing up and down the road as her mother and little sister walked back to their village is indelibly imprinted on my mind.
I was appauled when I saw supposed Christians, NOT! treating children with hate and naming them as witches - preposterous. What an abomination in the sight of The Lord these people are. The sight of the little girl wailing and pacing up and down the road as her mother and little sister walked back to their village is indelibly imprinted on my mind.
# 7,279:
8:46 pm PDT, Jul 2,
ANGELA ADAMOPOULOS, Australia
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE HELP THOSE POOR CHILDREN. IF their own parents regect and abuse them what chance do they have from the world.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE HELP THOSE POOR CHILDREN. IF their own parents regect and abuse them what chance do they have from the world.
# 7,278:
8:06 pm PDT, Jul 2,
Name not displayed, Australia
# 7,277:
6:43 pm PDT, Jul 2,
Name not displayed, Australia
# 7,276:
2:12 pm PDT, Jul 2,
Angela Palladino, Canada
# 7,275:
6:33 am PDT, Jul 2,
Name not displayed, Philippines
# 7,274:
3:05 am PDT, Jul 2,
Alan Haggard, California
# 7,273:
9:33 pm PDT, Jul 1,
Name not displayed, Australia
Fabulous developments already! Please follow up to stamp out this tragic misguided belief pattern. Our children are our future!
Fabulous developments already! Please follow up to stamp out this tragic misguided belief pattern. Our children are our future!
# 7,272:
7:26 pm PDT, Jul 1,
Robyn Reeve, Australia
What century do we live in! There can be no question that this is unacceptable, any where any time.
What century do we live in! There can be no question that this is unacceptable, any where any time.
# 7,271:
7:06 pm PDT, Jul 1,
Shirley Marsh, Australia
For more impact, add a personal comment here I'm not a religious person, but I am a deeply spiritual person, and hearing about these atrocities cmmitted against young children and babies, in the name of relition, nearly turned me into an athiest. It broke my heart. Please do everything you can to stop these horrendous pracaticces and protect your young.
For more impact, add a personal comment here I'm not a religious person, but I am a deeply spiritual person, and hearing about these atrocities cmmitted against young children and babies, in the name of relition, nearly turned me into an athiest. It broke my heart. Please do everything you can to stop these horrendous pracaticces and protect your young.
# 7,270:
9:59 am PDT, Jul 1,
Name not displayed, United Kingdom
# 7,269:
6:55 am PDT, Jul 1,
Kellie Thompson, Australia
Aftre watching a program on "Four Corners " on Australian tv I was outraged at the treatment of children who are accused of being witches, it truly disturbed me. As a Christian I was horrified that people were proclaiming these things in the name of Jesus. I am telling everyone who will listen. No child should have to go through this.
Aftre watching a program on "Four Corners " on Australian tv I was outraged at the treatment of children who are accused of being witches, it truly disturbed me. As a Christian I was horrified that people were proclaiming these things in the name of Jesus. I am telling everyone who will listen. No child should have to go through this.
# 7,268:
4:08 am PDT, Jul 1,
Y Hegarty, Australia
A country should be judged by the way it treats its most vulnerable and innocent. These children are the future of their country and should be nurtured and protected. I was distressed to see a program on television showing innocent children being abused and accused of being witches. Please change this and give protection to these children and educate their parents so this does not continue.
A country should be judged by the way it treats its most vulnerable and innocent. These children are the future of their country and should be nurtured and protected. I was distressed to see a program on television showing innocent children being abused and accused of being witches. Please change this and give protection to these children and educate their parents so this does not continue.
# 7,267:
3:34 am PDT, Jul 1,
Michael Jones Australia, Australia
The plight of children subject to intolerable abuse by Australian standards has moved me to act on their behalf.
The plight of children subject to intolerable abuse by Australian standards has moved me to act on their behalf.
# 7,266:
10:37 pm PDT, Jun 30,
Nicholas Gentile, New York
This is an absolute atrocity that must be stopped. This perversion of the Gospel is an absolute abomination. Please pray for these children that they be protected and pray for those abusing them that they may repent of what they are doing and learn and receive the real Gospel of our Savior Yahushua HaMashiach/Jesus Christ. Pray also for Gary Foxcroft and his bold efforts to save the lives of these children. Please also check out freegao.com which is the website of a Christian Human Rights attorney that was illegally arrested and imprisoned and is being tortured to this very day. Shalom and May Christ Continue To Bless and Guide Your Life
This is an absolute atrocity that must be stopped. This perversion of the Gospel is an absolute abomination. Please pray for these children that they be protected and pray for those abusing them that they may repent of what they are doing and learn and receive the real Gospel of our Savior Yahushua HaMashiach/Jesus Christ. Pray also for Gary Foxcroft and his bold efforts to save the lives of these children. Please also check out freegao.com which is the website of a Christian Human Rights attorney that was illegally arrested and imprisoned and is being tortured to this very day. Shalom and May Christ Continue To Bless and Guide Your Life
# 7,265:
10:09 pm PDT, Jun 30,
Kate Merlin, Australia
Please accept this petition on my behalf as an indication of my deep concern. Kate Merlin
Please accept this petition on my behalf as an indication of my deep concern. Kate Merlin
# 7,264:
6:28 pm PDT, Jun 30,
Aileen Ward, Australia
# 7,263:
1:14 pm PDT, Jun 30,
Carly Tinkler, Kansas
# 7,262:
6:46 am PDT, Jun 30,
L Waldron, Florida
# 7,261:
12:47 am PDT, Jun 30,
Jennie Halen, Sweden
# 7,260:
11:30 pm PDT, Jun 29,
Annie Petersen, Australia
# 7,259:
11:03 pm PDT, Jun 29,
Faith Petersen, Australia
All children deserve the right to a childhood free from harm it is our responsibility as adults to protect and nurture them into adulthood.
All children deserve the right to a childhood free from harm it is our responsibility as adults to protect and nurture them into adulthood.
# 7,258:
8:49 pm PDT, Jun 29,
Rosie Allan, Australia
# 7,257:
7:38 pm PDT, Jun 29,
Belinda Channell, Australia
# 7,256:
6:58 pm PDT, Jun 29,
Karen Cross, Australia
# 7,255:
6:30 pm PDT, Jun 29,
Megan Evans, Australia
I implore the Akwa Ibom State Government to act immediately to halt the inhumane treatment of the so-called "witch" children. In the words of my 9 year old son "how would you like it if you were those children being treated like that".
I implore the Akwa Ibom State Government to act immediately to halt the inhumane treatment of the so-called "witch" children. In the words of my 9 year old son "how would you like it if you were those children being treated like that".
# 7,254:
4:46 pm PDT, Jun 29,
Name not displayed, Australia
# 7,253:
4:45 am PDT, Jun 29,
Emmanuel Ogunwole, United Kingdom
# 7,252:
4:38 am PDT, Jun 29,
Jon Reading, Australia
# 7,251:
4:25 am PDT, Jun 29,
Amanda Irwin, United Kingdom
