Speak Up for Nigerian Christian Girls

Christian girls and women remain missing, captive, and vulnerable to violent persecution on the grounds of their gender and faith identity in Nigeria. And yet, their plight continues to be overlooked. One week from today, Jubilee Campaign will be joining human rights and religious freedom activists, faith leaders, and Nigerian diaspora communities across the globe to #EndTheSilence in observance of the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict.

What: Rally and Call for Action on Behalf of Leah Sharibu and Other Missing Christian Women and Girls of Nigeria

When: Thursday, June 18, 2026, at 11:00 a.m.

Where: Nigerian Embassy, Washington, D.C.

Who: Human rights advocates, faith leaders, members of the Nigerian diaspora, and concerned citizens

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We have been speaking up and speaking out. In November 2025, we published our joint report Hijacking Innocence, which profiles the 12 Nigerian Christian girls under the age of 18 - Ruth, Rebecca, Leah, Georgia, Esther, Jennifer, Godiya, Habiba, Joy, Mary, Cecilia, and Saratu - who had been uprooted from their lives, forcibly converted to Islam, and married off. During the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, we hosted a parallel event, "Northern Nigeria Imperiled: The Neglected Plight of the Girl Child".

Our collective voice is being heard. Just this week, United Nations experts* raised their concerns about the debilitating insecurity in Northern Nigeria, which poses tremendous impacts on vulnerable communities:

"We are particularly alarmed at the very specific and heightened risks of discrimination, violence and exploitation that Christian women and girls are exposed to, as we continue to document grave cases of sexual violence, abductions, acts tantamount to enforced disappearances, forced conversion and child marriage amongst them. In many cases, those who resist are reportedly threatened, punished, disappeared or killed.

"If confirmed, these allegations may amount to serious violations of international human rights law, including violations of the rights to life, safety, liberty, security, freedom of religion or belief, freedom from torture, enforced disappearance, slavery and trafficking, and the rights of women and children".

But we need your help. Please consider signing our campaign letter to the Nigerian Ambassador, and if you reside in the DMV area, join us on June 18th just outside of the Nigerian Embassy.

Together, we can #EndTheSilence.