Mali militants urged to stop inhuman acts of criminal
- Civilians look on as soldiers loyal to junta chief Capt. Amadou Sanogo mass outside the parachutists military camp, after taking control in fighting against anti-junta forces, in Bamako, Mali, Tuesday, May 1, 2012. After fierce fighting in Mali’s capital Tuesday, troops loyal to the junta overran the main camp of the soldiers who tried to oust them in a countercoup. Gunfire echoed across Bamako as Malian government troops battled each other, killing at least 12 people. <AP/Newsis>
UNITED NATIONS — The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Tuesday called for “an immediate end” to the abductions and rapes of girls and women and the recruitment of child soldiers in Mali.
“Human Rights Watch issued on Monday a compelling report that details testimony about abductions and rapes of girls and women by armed groups in northern Mali and the recruitment and use of children by armed groups,” UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake said in a statement.
“Such actions are grave violations of international humanitarian law and can constitute war crimes” and “there must be an immediate end to these outrageous acts,” the statement said.
The United Nations estimates that since January 2012, at least 284,000 residents have fled their homes as a result of the armed conflicts in the north of Mali.
About 107,000 are believed to be internally displaced, and some 177,000 have fled to neighboring countries, notably Niger, Burkina Faso, Algeria, and Mauritania.
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