Human Rights Watch denounces human rights violations in Mali
Colonel Assimi Goita, head of the ruling junta in Mali, during the meeting with ECOWAS.
August 22, 2020 in Bamako REUTERS / Moussa Kalapo
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The non-governmental organization denounces in a press release the human rights violations perpetrated by the military junta in power in Bamako.
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Human Rights Watch is sounding the alarm in Mali.
Arrest of opponents, restriction of freedom of expression, enforced disappearances: this repression had a “
chilling effect on political life and civic space
”, estimates the association in a press release.
For Jehanne Henry, adviser to the Africa division of HRW, without respect for human rights, the whole transition is compromised.
"
Growing Pressure
"
“
There has been increasing pressure from the transitional government,
she denounces at the microphone of
Pierre-Yves Georges
.
We know that in January, there was
the famous case of doctor Etienne Fakaba Sissoko
.
He is an economics professor who was detained for six months.
And that was because of a comment he made publicly around the effects of ECOWAS sanctions.
And there were also the arrests of leaders of political parties in the opposition, such
as Doctor Oumar Mariko who was arrested on December 6, 2021
.
»
“
Very important period
”
“
The country is going through a two-year transition since the elections, so it's a very important period and it's politically, too, very fragile.
I would say, quite simply, that respect for human rights is a big part of the success of this transition.
»
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