Mali

Mali’s humanitarian and human rights situation remains dire amid ongoing abuses by armed Islamist groups, state security forces, and government-allied foreign fighters. Civilians continue to absorb the heavy cost of violence from all sides. In March 2022, Malian and allied security forces allegedly summarily executed over 300 men, including suspected Islamist fighters, in Moura, central Mali. The military junta since 2022 has increasingly tightened the space for freedom of expression and peaceful assembly. Since the conclusion in November 2022 of Operation Barkhane, the nine-year French-led counterinsurgency campaign in Mali, the transitional government deepened its military and diplomatic ties with Russia.

International Criminal Court

June 26, 2024
News Release
Mali: ICC Unseals Arrest Warrant for Armed Group Leader
Africa

June 25, 2024
Dispatches
Mali’s Junta Renews Assault on Political Opposition

Ilaria Allegrozzi

Senior Sahel Researcher
Children's Rights

June 11, 2024
Dispatches
Let’s Put Play on the Agenda

Katherine La Puente

Coordinator, Children's Rights Division

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May 8, 2024 Report

Mali: Islamist Armed Groups, Ethnic Militias Commit Atrocities

Provide Accountability, Improve Protection for Civilians
March 28, 2024 Report

Mali: Army, Wagner Group Atrocities Against Civilians

Investigations Needed Into Indiscriminate Drone Strikes, Summary Killings
November 1, 2023 Report

Mali: Islamist Armed Groups, Army Target Civilians

Attacks, Summary Killings Without Accountability
July 24, 2023 Report

Mali: New Atrocities by Malian Army, Apparent Wagner Fighters

AU, ECOWAS Should Press for End to Violations, Urge Accountability