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December 1, 2021 News Release

Sahel: Top UN Rights Official Visits Burkina Faso, Niger

Governments Should Protect Civilians, Investigate Abuses

Map of the Sahel region
September 7, 2021 Dispatches

Some Accountability for Attack on Burkina Faso School

Ensure Fair Trials, Support for Victims

Young student's in a classroom
July 14, 2021 Dispatches

New Pledges to End Child Marriage in Francophone Africa

Governments Need to Match Commitments with Action

A girl holds the hand of a boy in Agadez, Niger on October 9, 2018.
June 8, 2021 Dispatches

Armed Islamists’ Latest Sahel Massacre Targets Burkina Faso

More than 500 Civilians Killed by Armed Islamists in the Sahel Since Early 2021

A man reads the L'Observateur Paalga newspaper in Ouagadougou on June 7, 2021, about the attacks that happened in Solhan. 
September 16, 2020 Impact

Burkina Faso Executions Prompt Broad Call for Inquiry

Donor Countries Urge Investigations into Mass Graves

Djibo, Burkina Faso
September 8, 2020 News Release

Attacks on Students, Teachers, and Schools Surge in Africa’s Sahel

First International Day to Protect Education from Attack Addresses Violations Globally

A school in northern Burkina Faso is abandoned after an attack by an armed group.
August 26, 2020 Statement

Impact of Covid-19 on Children’s Education in Africa

35th Ordinary Session

Schoolchildren attend class at a school in Norton, west of the capital Harare, Zimbabwe, September 10, 2019.
July 9, 2020 Statement

Human Rights Council should urgently address impunity for summary executions

Item 3 interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on summary executions - 9 July 2020

Delegates sit at the opening of the 41th session of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, June 24, 2019.
July 8, 2020 Report

Burkina Faso: Residents’ Accounts Point to Mass Executions

Identify Remains of 180 Men Found in Djibo; Prosecute Those Responsible

Djibo, Burkina Faso
July 1, 2020 Commentary

Sahel: Atrocities by the security forces are fueling recruitment by armed Islamists

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May 26, 2020 Witness

Witness: Waging War on Burkina Faso’s Schools

A Survivor Tells How Armed Islamists Attacked Students and Colleagues

A group of armed men pose for a photo
May 26, 2020 News Release

Burkina Faso: Armed Islamists Attack Education

Devastating Toll on Teachers, Students, and Schools

Young students in a classroom
May 20, 2020 News Release

Burkina Faso: Credibly Investigate Apparent Executions

Suspend Commander Overseeing 12 Men Who Died in Custody in Tanwalbougou

Family and community members in Fada N’Gourma bury 12 men allegedly killed after being detained by gendarmes on May 11, 2020.  © Private 2020.
April 23, 2020 Report

Burkina Faso: New Massacres by Islamist Armed Groups

3 Attacks Kill 90 Villagers; Self Defense Force Raises Concerns

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April 20, 2020 News Release

Burkina Faso: Security Forces Allegedly Execute 31 Detainees

Impartially Investigate Apparent War Crime in Djibo

Government soldiers patrol near Gorgadji in Burkina Faso, March 2019.

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