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France Backs Mali Execution Claims

The French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drain has told reporters that Malian troops may have carried out summary executions during the offensive against rebels.

Mali: Summary Executions May Have Taken Place - French Minister

RFI, 23 January 2013

Malian troops may have carried out summary executions during the offensive against Islamist rebels, French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told RFI Wednesday. Human rights… Read more »

Photo: Staff Sergeant Samuel Bendet U.S.AFCOM/Wikimedia Commons

Malian soldiers stand in formation.

Mali: Rights Group Accuses Army of Executions

FIDH, 23 January 2013

FIDH is very alarmed by the increasing number of summary executions and other human rights violations committed by Malian soldiers in the context of the counter-attack led by the… Read more »
Mali: Govt Must Stop Bombing Civilians, Amnesty Says

CISA, 24 February 2012

The Malian government must end bomb attacks against the civilian population in the north of the country, Amnesty International said on February 23 after a four year old girl was… Read more »
Mali: Authorities Hinder News Coverage of Military Intervention in Mali

IFEX, 17 January 2013

Reporters Without Borders calls on the Malian and French authorities to allow journalists to freely cover the military operations under way in Mali since 11 January. Both foreign… Read more »
Mali: All Parties Must Do Utmost to Prevent Civilian Casualties

AI London, 14 January 2013

All parties to the armed conflict in Mali must ensure civilians are protected, Amnesty International urged today as military attacks by French forces continued. Read more »
Mali: Armed Intervention Risks Worsening Crisis, Says Rights Group

AI London, 21 December 2012

The UN Security Council's approval of armed intervention into Mali risks worsening the human rights and humanitarian crisis in the north, Amnesty International said today. Read more »