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.
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 »
International Federation for Human Rights, 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 »
Catholic Information Service for Africa, 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 »
International Freedom of Expression Exchange Clearing House, 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 »
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 »
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 »
French Mirage fighter jets have pounded Mali for a third day and a top Islamist leader was reported killed as African troops headed to the west African country. Read more »
Clashes between the army, supported by France, and Al-Qaeda-linked groups in the north have resulted in hundreds of people being forced from their homes to safer parts of Mali, and ... Read more »
Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda has formally opened a probe into alleged crimes committed in Mali since the beginning of 2012 - including murder, torture and rape - with a focus on the ... Read more »
