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Burkina Faso: Security Forces Allegedly Execute 31 Detainees
HRW, 20 April 2020
Burkina Faso's security forces allegedly executed 31 detainees on April 9, 2020 in the northern town of Djibo, Human Rights Watch said today. The men were apparently killed just… Read more »
Security Forces in Burkina Faso Allegedly Execute 31 Detainees
Human Rights Watch has said that security forces allegedly executed 31 detainees on April 9, 2020 in the northern town of Djibo. The men were apparently killed just hours after being arrested.
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Burkina Faso: Terror Chases Thousands From Homes
CAJ News, 6 April 2020
VIOLENCE across the Sahel region has displaced more than 8 000 civilians from their homes in Burkina Faso since the beginning of the year. Read more »
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Burkina Faso: The Nation on Brink of Humanitarian Disaster
VOA, 13 April 2020
The U.N. refugee agency warns Burkina Faso is on the brink of a humanitarian disaster because of growing instability and a chronic shortage of resources. Read more »
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Burkina Faso: How Crisis Is Changing Society - and How to Fix It
The New Humanitarian, 20 April 2020
'The mentality of society is changing.' Read more »
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Burkina Faso: Escalating Violence Drives Thousands of Malian Refugees to Return Home
VOA, 6 April 2020
The U.N. refugee agency reports escalating violence in Burkina Faso is driving thousands of Malian refugees to leave their camps and return to the war-torn homes they fled in… Read more »
InFocus
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Passed by parliament in January 2020, Burkina Faso's new "Volunteers for the Defence of the Homeland" law is a response to a spike in violence that has forced more than 750,000 ... Read more »
