More reports accuse Wagner Group, Malian army of atrocities

Mali has been facing allegations of human rights abuses by its military forces and Russian Wagner Group mercenaries, who have been hired by the junta to fight against jihadist grou

Several sources, including a U.N. panel of experts, have reported cases of sexual violence, torture and killings by the Malian and Russian forces.

The U.N. panel of experts, which monitors the implementation of sanctions and the peace process in Mali, submitted a report to the U.N. Security Council in July, warning of “syst

The Coordination of Azawad Movements (CMA), an alliance of former Tuareg rebel groups that signed a peace agreement with the government in 2015, has also accused the Wagner Group o

Human Rights Watch (HRW), an international advocacy organization, has also confirmed the reports of human rights abuses by Malian forces and Wagner Group mercenaries in Mali.