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Mali: Russia Blocks Request for Investigation Into Alleged Massacre
RFI, 10 April 2022
Russia has blocked a request put forward by France at the UN Security Council for "independent investigations" into the alleged massacre of several hundred civilians in Mali by the… Read more »
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Mali: French Army Rejects Mali's Spying Accusation
RFI, 29 April 2022
The French army on Thursday rejected accusations by Mali of espionage and violation of the West African nation's airspace. Read more »
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Mali: More Resources Need to Help Secure Mali, Peacekeeping Mission Head Tells Security Council
UN News, 7 April 2022
The UN's peacekeeping chief in Mali on Thursday, made an urgent call for adequate resources for the mission to carry out its mandate, and meet the growing demand to address a… Read more »
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Mali: UN Demands Urgent Access to Site of Alleged Mali Massacre in Moura
RFI, 8 April 2022
With strong backing from France, a UN envoy has demanded access to the Malian village of Moura, the site of an alleged massacre last month by local forces and suspected Russian… Read more »
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Mali: 'They Killed Them in Front of Everyone'
VOA, 6 April 2022
Human Rights Watch and Mali's National Commission on Human Rights have called for an independent investigation into an alleged massacre of hundreds of civilians by government… Read more »
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Mali: Govt Opens Investigation Into Alleged Massacre in Moura Village
RFI, 7 April 2022
Mali says military investigators have opened an investigation into events in the village of Moura, the site of an alleged massacre by local forces and Russian mercenaries. Read more »
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Mali: UN Expert Calls for Independent Probe Into Moura Massacre
UN News, 6 April 2022
A UN human rights expert on Wednesday called for a full and independent investigation into alleged mass crimes committed in central Mali's Mopti region late last month, and pleaded… Read more »
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Mali: Malian Army and Suspected Russian Fighters Accused of Massacre
DW, 6 April 2022
Around 300 civilians were killed in central Mali in late March, according to Human Rights Watch. Witnesses say Malian soldiers and foreign fighters attacked Islamist militants… Read more »
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West Africa: Mali Says 203 Killed in Military Operation in Sahel State
VOA, 1 April 2022
Mali's army said Friday that it had killed 203 combatants in an operation in the center of Sahel state, an apparent uptick in violence in the conflict-torn country. Read more »
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Mali: France Alarmed By Mali Killings Involving Army and 'Russian Mercenaries'
RFI, 5 April 2022
France has voiced its concern over information that hundreds of civilians have been killed in the Malian village of Moura in an operation by elements of the armed forces… Read more »
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Mali: UN Sends Peacekeepers to Northern Mali After Killings
VOA, 1 April 2022
U.N. peacekeepers in Mali have deployed to the northeast border with Burkina Faso and Niger after reports of civilians being massacred. Read more »
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Mali: Mali's Crisis Hits 10-Year Mark
DW, 30 March 2022
Tuareg rebels seized key towns in northern Mali in early 2012, sparking a political and security crisis that continues today. Read more »
UN Calls for Investigation into Massacre of Civilians in Mali
A UN human rights expert has called for a full and independent investigation into alleged mass crimes committed in central Mali's Mopti region late in March 2022, and has pleaded with all parties to ensure the "absolute protection" of civilians and an end to the current vicious cycle of violence. UN News reports that Alioune Tine, the independent expert on the human rights situation in Mali, expressed alarm about unconfirmed reports that members of the Malian armed forces, accompanied by Russian private military personnel, executed civilians during a military operation from March 27 to 31, in Moura.
According to news reports, and a detailed report from the the authoritative NGO Human Rights Watch, released on April 6, 2022, around 300 civilian men were allegedly killed over a period of five days, during a government-sanctioned operation carried out against suspected militants, UN News reports.
In addition to summary executions and other killings, the expert said in a press release, there had also been reports of rape, arbitrary arrests, looting and theft.
In a statement on April 1, the Malian Army Etat-Major confirmed that the armed forces had conducted a "large-scale" military operation in the Moura area from March 23 to 31 . As a result, it said, 203 fighters from "armed terrorist groups" were killed and 51 people arrested. In a statement on April 5, the Malian Army Etat-Major denied its involvement in human rights violations in Moura.
Mali has been plagued by violence, political upheaval and allegations of human rights abuses for the past decade, since a failed Islamist coup in the north, left swathes of the central and northern regions vulnerable to armed groups, and battling a humanitarian crisis, and constant food insecurity.
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