Burkina Faso: Unlawful Killings, ‘Disappearances’ by the Army
Respect Rights in Counterinsurgency Operations; Ensure Accountability
Burkina Faso
In January 2022, army officers under the self-proclaimed Patriotic Movement for Safeguard and Restoration (Le mouvement patriotique pour la sauvegarde et la restauration, MPSR) staged a coup against President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, who had been elected for a second term in 2020. Eight months later, in September 2022, disaffected soldiers mutinied in Ouagadougou, the capital, and installed Capt. Ibrahim Traoré as president. Armed Islamist groups, state security forces engaged in military operations, and pro-government militias were all responsible for serious abuses, further degrading Burkina Faso's human rights and humanitarian situation.
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Burkina Faso: Upsurge in Atrocities by Islamist Armed Groups
Summary Killings, Looting, Arson Committed with Impunity
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African Union, United Nations Should Press for Credible, Independent Inquiry
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Burkina Faso: Armed Islamists Kill, Rape Civilians
Army, Militia Respond with Summary Executions, Enforced Disappearances
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Burkina Faso: Unlawful Killings, ‘Disappearances’ by the Army
Respect Rights in Counterinsurgency Operations; Ensure Accountability
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Burkina Faso: Upsurge in Atrocities by Islamist Armed Groups
Summary Killings, Looting, Arson Committed with Impunity
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Burkina Faso: Army Linked to Massacre of 156 Civilians
African Union, United Nations Should Press for Credible, Independent Inquiry
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Burkina Faso: Armed Islamists Kill, Rape Civilians
Army, Militia Respond with Summary Executions, Enforced Disappearances
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