Amnesty International has condemned the two-year prison sentence handed to former Malian Prime Minister Moussa Mara, including one year of actual imprisonment and a symbolic fine of 500,000 CFA francs (€762, with just 1 franc going to the Malian state), for charges that include undermining state credibility. The human rights organization is calling for his […]
This report has been developed for the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Niger, scheduled for April-May 2026. Amnesty International assesses the implementation of recommendations previously issued to Niger, focusing on critical areas such as arbitrary detentions, illegal arrests, the plight of human rights defenders, and press freedom. Additionally, the document analyzes Niger’s national human rights […]
Click to expand Image Recently, in a courtroom in Bamako, the capital of Mali, former Prime Minister Moussa Mara stood quietly as judicial authorities denied his defense team’s request for temporary release. Rather than granting bail, prosecutors have called for a two-year prison term, a decision that underscores the military junta’s intensifying campaign against political […]
