Mali Arrests Ex-Defense Chief
Former defense minister Yamoussa Camara has been arrested in connection with the 2012 killings of 21 paratroopers who were loyal to ousted president Amadou Toumani Toure.
Malian soldiers along with their French counterparts (file photo).
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Mali:
Big Step for Justice in 'Disappearance' Case
HRW, 1 November 2013
The decision by a judge in Mali to charge and detain three security force members and summon for questioning 17 others for their alleged role in enforced disappearances is an… Read more »
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Mali:
Human Rights Reports - Mali
State Department, 19 April 2013
A transitional military government ruled Mali following a coup d'etat on March 22. On that date the armed forces overthrew the civilian government of President Amadou Toumani… Read more »
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Mali:
Power Struggles May Spark Escalation of Crisis
FIDH, 25 March 2013
Following recent clashes in Bamako, FIDH and its member organisation in Mali, the Malian Association of Human Rights (AMDH), are deeply concerned about this new stage of the crisis… Read more »
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Mali:
Waiting for Justice for Mali's Missing Soldiers
IPS, 13 February 2014
Aminata Diarra last saw her brother, Malamine, a member of the Malian Red Berets, special forces loyal to ousted president Amadou Toumani Toure, alive on national television almost… 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:
President Plays Down UN Atrocities Accusations
RFI, 13 March 2013
Mali's interim President Dioncounda Traoré played down a UN report's charges that his country's troops had carried out reprisals against some ethnic groups during the… Read more »
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Mali:
Prosecuting Mali's Extremists
IWPR, 8 February 2013
As complex conflict runs on, does International Criminal Court have a role to play? Read more »
InFocus
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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 »
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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 »
