BringBackOurGirls运动致力提高妇女的安全、教育与平等

#BringBackOurGirls Continues to Demand Return of Chibok Girls BringBackOurGirls运动致力提高妇女的安全、教育与平等

ABUJA—

In Africa, the story of the Chibok girls represents the struggle to improve the conditions for women: their security, education, and equality. The #BringBackOurGirls movement was created almost two years ago when more than 250 school girls were abducted¹ in Chibok, Nigeria by Boko Haram militants².

Every day at 5:00 pm, the ritual is the same in downtown Abuja: two dozen people gather near the Unity³ Fountain, a monument celebrating the federation⁴ of Nigeria's states.

Even though TV crews disappeared long ago, the will remains⁵ the same for the #BringBackOurGirls Movement. 

Waziri Bello, an activist⁶, told VOA he still believes they will be free.

"I still believe the Chibok girls are alive and they can be rescued.  The federal government of Nigeria has the responsibility to rescue each and every citizen who finds himself in that situation.  I am here because the Chibok girls are children of the poor, the children who are voiceless in this country and they need somebody to speak out for them," said Bello.

#BringBackOurGirls was created to engage Goodluck Jonathan’s government to find the girls.  Now, the president is Muhammadu Buhari and, authorities say Boko Haram has been degraded significantly.  But journalist Emman Usman Shehu has doubts.  

"The president likes to say that Boko Haram has been technically⁷ defeated.  But I do not buy it.  Yes, Boko Haram has been suppressed; they do not rampage the way they used to before.  From the history of Boko Haram, we know Boko Haram is always capable of retreating and coming back in full force," said Shehu.

The fight to free the girls has become broader.  It is a women's issue in Nigeria, according to Bring Back Our Girls spokesperson Aisha Yusufu.

"Fighting for the Chibok girls is fighting for the little girl I was so many years ago, who was crying out for help, and no one came.  I just know I could never give up on them," said Yusufu.

In few weeks, Bring Back Our Girls will mark two years since the abduction of the Chibok girls. Only 57 have been released - 219 are still missing.

1 abducted   

劫持，诱拐( abduct的过去式和过去分词 )； 使（肢体等）外展

参考例句：

• Detectives have not ruled out the possibility that she was abducted. 侦探尚未排除她被绑架的可能性。
• The kid was abducted at the gate of kindergarten. 那小孩在幼儿园大门口被绑架走了。

2 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

3 unity   

n.团结，联合，统一；和睦，协调

参考例句：

• When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
• We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。

4 federation   

n.同盟，联邦，联合，联盟，联合会

参考例句：

• It is a federation of 10 regional unions.它是由十个地方工会结合成的联合会。
• Mr.Putin was inaugurated as the President of the Russian Federation.普京正式就任俄罗斯联邦总统。

5 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

6 activist   

n.活动分子，积极分子

参考例句：

• He's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。
• He is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。

7 technically   

adv.专门地，技术上地

参考例句：

• Technically it is the most advanced equipment ever.从技术上说，这是最先进的设备。
• The tomato is technically a fruit,although it is eaten as a vegetable.严格地说，西红柿是一种水果，尽管它是当作蔬菜吃的。