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Forced disappearances in West African military regimes

forced disappearances: a tool of repression by West African military regimes Military authorities in Mali, Guinea, Burkina Faso, and Niger are systematically silencing dissent through forced disappearances and unlawful detentions. According to the latest findings, this pattern of repression has intensified, with security forces targeting activists, journalists, and civil society leaders to stifle opposition and […]

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Mali urged to scrap plan to dissolve political parties amid civic repression

Human rights advocates are sounding the alarm over a troubling proposal in Mali to dissolve all political parties following consultations on revisions to the Political Parties Charter. Ousmane Diallo, Sahel researcher at Amnesty International’s regional office for West and Central Africa, emphasized the severity of the situation, warning that such a move would severely undermine […]