Sahel governments intensify crackdowns on human rights defenders Human rights defenders across the Sahel region face growing threats as civic freedoms rapidly erode and public liberties come under sustained attack from state authorities. The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (a joint initiative of the International Federation for Human Rights – FIDH and […]
Click to expand Image Beyond being neighbors in the Sahel region of Africa, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger share at least three significant commonalities. First, all three nations are currently governed by military juntas. Second, these military regimes are responsible for severe human rights violations, including various atrocities. Violence against civilians during ongoing conflicts is […]
