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UN expert: protect Burkina Faso from terrorism
April 13, 2013 by Julie Deisher
UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and counter-terrorism Ben Emmerson on Friday called on the international community to protect Burkina Faso from terrorism, warning that attacks on the country's infrastructure or security would undermine social cohesion within the country, impair inward.... [more]
Mali rebels call for ICC investigation
March 7, 2013 by Michael Haggerson
Malian Tuareg rebels on Tuesday called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate alleged war crimes committed by Malian government forces during the recent conflict. Azawad National Liberation Movement (MNLA) announced that it has asked the ICC to investigate the alleged use of.... [more]
Mali should prosecute soldiers for abuses: HRW
February 22, 2013 by Adiah Oreyomi
Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged the Malian government on Thursday to prosecute soldiers who participate in violence toward suspected Islamist rebels and supporters. Government soldiers have allegedly participated in torture, summary executions and enforced disappearances that began after the French-.... [more]
UN sends team to investigate human rights violations in Mali
February 15, 2013 by Samuel Franklin
The UN confirmed on Friday that a four-person team was on the ground in Mali to investigate potential violations of humanitarian law. According to Cecile Pouilly, spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, the fact-finding mission will investigate allegations of retaliatory.... [more]
Drone Operations in Current US Counterterrorism Strategy in Africa [op-ed]
February 11, 2013 by Caleb Pittman
JURIST Guest Columnist Kevin Govern of the Ave Maria School of Law says says the US must pursue a full spectrum of "smart power" capabilities in Africa, to include but not be limited to the use of drones for surveillance or targeted killing strikes...The ongoing crises in Algeria and Mali have.... [more]
UN genocide adviser warns of increased risk of ethnic violence in Mali
February 2, 2013 by Julie Deisher
UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide Adama Dieng on Friday warned of an increased risk of reprisal attacks against ethnic Tuareg and Arab civilian populations in the northern regions of Mali. When fighting broke out between government forces and Tuareg rebels in January, the president.... [more]
HRW urges Mali to investigate summary executions
February 1, 2013 by Sarah Posner
Human Rights Watch (HRW) called Thursday for an investigation into summary executions by Mali forces backed by the French. HRW alleges that the Malian government has summarily executed 13 suspected Islamist supporters and forcibly disappeared an additional five. The executions by Malian.... [more]
ICC prosecutor warns Mali on human rights abuses
January 29, 2013 by Julie Deisher
International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda on Monday warned the Malian government over reports of human rights abuses by Malian forces. In the statement, Bensouda urged Malian authorities to put an immediate stop to the alleged abuses and to investigate and prosecute those.... [more]
Mali security forces killing civilians in small town: HRW
January 20, 2013 by Max Slater
Malian security forces have killed civilians in the town of Niono in central Mali, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported on Saturday. HRW said that Mali's army has been targeting ethnic groups associated with rebels in the north, particularly Tuaregs and Arabs. HRW called on Mali's government, as well.... [more]
UN report: Mali turmoil has led to human rights violations
January 18, 2013 by Addison Morris
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) released a November 2012 report on Friday, stating the crisis in Mali has led to human rights violations including rape, summary executions, and extra-judicial killings. According to the report, violations also include stoning,.... [more]
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