Mali Investigates Deaths of Soldiers
Investigation has begun into the discovery of a mass grave believed to contain bodies of missing soldiers, as President Keita asserts civilian control over the military.
Malian soldiers stand in formation during military exercise (file photo).
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Mali:
Mali Must Urgently Identify Bodies Found in Mass Grave
AI London, 4 December 2013
Authorities in Mali must urgently identify the 21 bodies found in a mass grave last night, believed to belong to soldiers abducted in May 2012, Amnesty International said. Read more »
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Mali:
Army Killing Mutineers, Says Advocacy Group
AI London, 23 October 2013
Elements of Mali's military appear to be carrying out a purge and extrajudicial killings of soldiers who took part in a mutiny last month in a barracks outside the capital Bamako,… Read more »
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Mali:
Malian Army, Rebels Guilty of Recent Abuses - Reports
VOA, 7 June 2013
New reports say both the Malian army and rebel groups are guilty of recent human rights abuses, including arbitrary detentions, torture and in some cases, killings. Read more »
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Mali:
Need for Discipline, Accountability by All Sides in Malian Conflict
HRW, 7 June 2013
Renewed abuses by ethnic Tuareg rebels and Malian army soldiers are a step backward for human rights protection in northern Mali, Human Rights Watch said today. On June 5, 2013,… Read more »
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Mali:
Serious Abuses Revealed in Amnesty Report
AI London, 7 June 2013
Civilians are among dozens of people who have been tortured, killed and disappeared, including while in detention, since the launch of the French army's intervention in the country… Read more »
InFocus
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The army officer who led last year's coup, General Amadou Sanogo, has reportedly been arrested and charged with murder. Read more »
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In a new report, Human Rights Watch accused the Malian army of torture, summary executions, and enforced disappearances of suspected Islamist rebels and alleged collaborators since ... Read more »