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The EU Agency for Asylum (EUAA) reported on Monday that asylum applications across the EU+ (the EU member states plus Norway and Switzerland) decreased by 11 percent in 2024 compared to the previous year. The decline interrupted a three-year trend of applications exceeding one million annually. The report attributed the drop primarily to a shift [...]

Judi Rever is a Montreal-based journalist and author of In Praise of Blood, which investigates mass violence under Rwandan President Paul Kagame’s regime, using survivor testimonies, former soldiers, and leaked UN documents. A Ryerson journalism graduate, Rever covered the Congo-Rwanda crisis for Radio France-Internationale in 1997 and later reported for Agence France-Presse. Her work has [...]

The Malian Armed Forces refuted Friday accusations that soldiers carried out an attack that took place on February 17, in which 24 civilians including women and children were killed. The armed forces denied any involvement in the massacre, which is said to have taken place in Tilemsi commune, Gao region. Press reports indicate a caravan [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights in a Thursday letter to stop the Malian junta’s crackdown on political opposition and dissent. The group’s call comes as Mali is faced with many cases of forced disappearances or persons detained for politically motivated reasons. According to HRW, Mali’s military junta [...]

According to a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report, the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UN WGAD) urged the release of Nigerien former President Mohamed Bazoum and his wife, Hadiza, on Wednesday. UN WGAD emphasized that Bazoum’s detention violates international human rights law, particularly the prohibition against arbitrary detention, a statement given to AFP [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Tuesday that the official withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) raises concerns over access to justice for victims of serious human rights abuses. After serving notice a year ago, the three countries officially left ECOWAS on January 29. On 28 [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report on Thursday detailing serious human rights abuses committed by Mali’s armed forces in collaboration with Russian mercenaries of the Africa Corps (formerly Wagner Group) following the withdrawal of a United Nations peacekeeping mission late last year. The report indicates that since May 2024, these forces have intentionally or [...]

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Counter-Terrorism, Ben Saul, praised Côte d’Ivoire on Monday for its commitment to hosting over 63,000 asylum seekers fleeing terrorist violence from neighboring countries, as well as its significant investments in the northern region. In a press release following his visit, Saul commended the country’s proactive approach [...]

The military of Burkina Faso stated on Sunday that the army has opened an investigation into a video that appears to show individuals in military uniforms mutilating a corpse. The army stated it has mobilized competent services to verify the authenticity of this video so as to make the wrongdoers accountable. After reviewing the 81-second [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday urged the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights to press Burkina Faso on critical rights issues during the commission’s scheduled review of the country on October 23. The rights group called for the protection of civilians amid the country’s ongoing armed conflict, the removal of restrictions on journalists, [...]