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Burkina Faso: Killing of 31 Fulani in Burkina Faso Could Be War Crime, According to HRW
RFI, 22 April 2020
An international rights watchdog is calling for accountability in Burkina Faso after 31 unarmed men were killed earlier this month in Djibo, a town in the northern part of the… Read more »
'Fulani Killings in Burkina Faso Could Be a War Crime'
The Sahel Director at Human Rights Watch, Corinne Dufka, has warned that "the Burkinabé security forces alleged execution of 31 men, in a brutal mockery of a counterterrorism operation, may amount to a war crime and could fuel further atrocities".
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West Africa: The double burden of the humanitarian and health crisis in Burkina Faso
Plan International, 22 April 2020
Jeanne S. benefits from the help of Plan International Burkina Faso through her sponsored son. Internally displaced person from the Centre-North region, she is worried about the… Read more »
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Burkina Faso: New Massacres By Islamist Armed Groups
HRW, 23 April 2020
Suspected Islamist armed groups in Burkina Faso killed at least 90 civilians in 3 attacks on villages in late January 2020 that forced thousands to flee, Human Rights Watch said… Read more »
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Burkina Faso: Coronavirus Pandemic Deepens Humanitarian Crisis in Burkina Faso
MSF, 22 April 2020
More than 840,000 people have been displaced by worsening violence in Burkina Faso over the past few months, according to the United Nations, and the country's health system is in… Read more »
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Burkina Faso: COVID-19 Will Worsen Access to Healthcare in Burkina Faso
MSF, 21 April 2020
Widespread violence has forced almost 840,000 people in Burkina Faso to flee their homes over the past few months.Relief Web Djibo, a town in the Sahel region that had about 36,000… Read more »
InFocus
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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 ... Read more »
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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 »
