Mali: Coordinated Massacres by Islamist Armed Groups
Increase Protection Capabilities of Security Forces, UN Peacekeepers

In August 2020, a political crisis resulted in the toppling of Mali's government in a military coup. The country's human rights situation remains fragile amid ongoing abuses by armed Islamist groups, ethnically allied militias, and government security forces. Civilians continue to absorb the heavy cost of violence from all sides, with the near-total impunity for abuses exacerbating an already precarious humanitarian situation.
Armed Islamist groups continued to target civilians in killings, kidnapping, threats, and forced recruitment. In response, Malian government security and allied forces have carried out extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, torture, and arbitrary arrests and detentions of suspected armed fighters.
November 16, 2022
Increase Protection Capabilities of Security Forces, UN Peacekeepers
300 Civilians, Suspects Allegedly Killed; Set Independent, Credible Inquiry
Army, Armed Islamists Should End Atrocities; Independent Inquiries Urgently Needed
Increase Protection Capabilities of Security Forces, UN Peacekeepers
Ensure Free Speech, Fair Trials During 2-Year Transition
300 Civilians, Suspects Allegedly Killed; Set Independent, Credible Inquiry
Army, Armed Islamists Should End Atrocities; Independent Inquiries Urgently Needed
Mercury, Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining
HRW Submission to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Investigate Allegations, Respect Due Process Rights in Counter-Coup Case