Month: September 2025

Why the Sahel’s exit from the International Criminal Court threatens justice Human rights organizations worldwide have strongly criticized the withdrawal announcement by Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger from the International Criminal Court (ICC). This coalition, including the Fédération internationale pour les droits humains (FIDH), Coalition for the International Criminal Court (CCPI), and others, warns this […]

Mali’s democratic backslide: UN warns of escalating authoritarianism and repression The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has issued a stark warning about Mali’s deepening political crisis, where democratic institutions are steadily giving way to increasingly repressive governance. Volker Türk, the UN’s top human rights official, sounded the alarm on September 4, 2025, highlighting […]