Targeted Groups Perpetrators Alert Status Genocide Stage(s) Fulani Tribe Members Christian and Muslim civilians Women and children Rural communities and civilians Islamist militant groups (JNIM, ISGS and Ansarul three Islamist militant groups, JNIM, ISGS and Ansarul Islam, have carried out violent attacks against civilians The conflict has escalated in recent years, with nearly 10,000 targeted civilian deaths recorded since Both Islamist militants and government forces and allied militias have been accused of killing civilians

< Back Nigeria Team Report: July 29th, 2025 Photo credit: A uniformed civilian guard volunteer bravely leads his team protecting a civilian gathering in Bokkos on September 21. Over 100 assailants descended on the community from multiple directions, killing at least 27 civilians Between 2019 and 2023, Fulani militants were responsible for more civilian deaths than Boko Haram and As the death toll rises, Nigeria’s Christian communities are left increasingly exposed, and unheard.

Targeted Groups Perpetrators Alert Status Genocide Stage(s) Fulani Tribe Members Christian and Muslim civilians Women and children Rural communities and civilians Islamist militant groups (JNIM, ISGS and Ansarul three Islamist militant groups, JNIM, ISGS and Ansarul Islam, have carried out violent attacks against civilians The conflict has escalated in recent years, with nearly 10,000 targeted civilian deaths recorded since Both Islamist militants and government forces and allied militias have been accused of killing civilians

Genocide Stage(s) Arab herders Non-Arab farmers (Ouaddai, Sila, Salamat provinces) Lake Chad Basin civilians ) Chadian security forces Warning Stage 5: Preparation, Stage 6: Polarization Details Following the death Since 2019, Boko Haram and the ISWAP increasingly target civilians in the Lake Chad Basin. Chadian security forces also commit growing abuses against civilians in the Lake Chad region in the framework

Genocide Stage(s) Arab herders Non-Arab farmers (Ouaddai, Sila, Salamat provinces) Lake Chad Basin civilians ) Chadian security forces Warning Stage 5: Preparation, Stage 6: Polarization Details Following the death Since 2019, Boko Haram and the ISWAP increasingly target civilians in the Lake Chad Basin. Chadian security forces also commit growing abuses against civilians in the Lake Chad region in the framework

Tajik military reportedly used mortars and attack helicopters on Kyrgyz civilians. neighboring Kyrgyzstan erupted again along the contested border in September 2022, resulting in the deaths of over 100 civilians and the internal displacement of 140,000 others.

Tajik military reportedly used mortars and attack helicopters on Kyrgyz civilians. neighboring Kyrgyzstan erupted again along the contested border in September 2022, resulting in the deaths of over 100 civilians and the internal displacement of 140,000 others.

Country Overview US Holocaust Memorial Museum Targeted Groups Perpetrators Alert Status Genocide Stage(s) Civilians 2013, Dinka government forces and Nuer militias have tortured, raped, and killed hundreds of thousands civilians Today, an estimated 9.4 million people require humanitarian assisstance and 7.1 million civilians face Read Report Page last updated: 8/6/2024 Resources South Sudan: Civilians Abused, Displaced in Counter-Insurgency

Holocaust Memorial Museum Country Overview Targeted Groups Perpetrators Alert Status Genocide Stage(s) Civilians 2013, Dinka government forces and Nuer militias have tortured, raped, and killed hundreds of thousands civilians Today, an estimated 9.4 million people require humanitarian assisstance and 7.1 million civilians face Read Report Resources South Sudan: Civilians Abused, Displaced in Counter-Insurgency South Sudan: Ethnic

World Atlas Targeted Groups Perpetrators Alert Status Genocide Stage(s) English-speaking (Anglophone) civilians Civilians suspected of supporting separatists Residents of northern Cameroon Cameroonian government with both sides accused of serious human rights abuses, including murder, kidnapping and attacks on civilians

World Factbook Country Overview Targeted Groups Perpetrators Alert Status Genocide Stage(s) Non-Fulani civilians (Dogon, Tuareg) Fulani civilians Malian security forces JNIM JNIM-affiliated Katiba Macina ISGS Self-defense From 2019, violence against civilians along ethnic and inter-communal lines has escalated in Central

Overview Targeted Groups Perpetrators Alert Status Genocide Stage(s) English-speaking (Anglophone) civilians Civilians suspected of supporting separatists Residents of northern Cameroon Cameroonian government with both sides accused of serious human rights abuses, including murder, kidnapping and attacks on civilians