In Mali, the government “will not tolerate unfounded attacks that are likely to undermine the morale” of the Malian armed forces, announced on Tuesday September 27 the Minister of Human Rights, Me Kassoum Tapo. A vigorous come out that comes two weeks after the publication of a report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) accusing the army of “torture” and “executions” against civilians.
“The government will not accept”, said the Malian Minister of Human Rights, after a three-day visit to the central regions of the country. “We went to the field to check the allegations made by Human Rights Watch in its report”, said Mr. Tapo in several media. And the minister’s conclusion is categorical: “there was no exaction against anyone” and “Sévaré’s prison is a model”.
A new report from the Malian authorities to respond to HRW
The government accuses HRW of “a lack of professionalism and seriousness”. Promising the publication of a new report to respond to the human rights organization.
In “Mali: les operations militaries donning lieu à des abus”, published on September 8, Human Right Watch announces the discovery of three mass graves containing “14 executed men after detention” and the documentation of “27 cases of enforced disappearance”.
“Malian forces have engaged in extrajudicial killings, torture and arbitrary arrests of men accused of supporting Islamist armed groups”, HRW said. Charges rejected en bloc by the Malian authorities.
Aboubacar Dicko