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UN INVESTIGATORS BLOCKED FROM SITE OF SUSPECTED KILLINGS IN MALI



Issued on: 20/04/2022 - 23:00

File photo taken on December 9, 2021 of a UN armoured vehicle in Timbuktu, Mali.
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The United Nations is "extremely concerned" that Mali has prevented its
investigators from visiting a town where local troops and suspected Russian
fighters allegedly killed hundreds of civilians, the world body said on
Wednesday. 

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At least 300 men are believed to have been summarily executed during a March
27-31 raid on Moura, a town of about 10,000 inhabitants infiltrated by Islamist
militants, according to a Human Rights Watch report.

Survivors said white mercenaries suspected to be Russians took part in the
massacre that sparked international uproar and prompted the U.N. to open an
investigation.

Mali has denied the allegations, saying it had conducted a professional
operation to attack insurgents in Moura, and that it would carry out its own
assessment.

"We are extremely concerned that Malian authorities have still not granted UN
human rights investigators access," U.N. spokesperson Seif Magango said in a
statement.

"Time is of essence to ensure accountability and prompt, effective justice for
victims," he added.

Magango said unconfirmed sources suggest the death toll could be as high as 500,
mostly civilians.

Soldiers also reportedly raped, looted and arbitrarily detained a number of
Moura's inhabitants, the statement said.

The United Nations mission in Mali said separately on Wednesday that it was
concerned by reports of more human rights violations committed by the Malian
army, accompanied by a group of foreign military during a weekly market in
Hombori in northern Mali on Tuesday.

The mission said on Twitter that it has opened an investigation and plans to
visit the scene soon.

> #Mali: We urge authorities to grant #UNHumanRights investigators access to
> Moura to look into allegations of #summaryexecutions & rights violations
> committed 3 weeks ago. An independent on-the-ground investigation key for
> accountability+justice for victims:https://t.co/AXyvlmM9l7
> pic.twitter.com/udEXd3g7mE
> 
> — UN Human Rights (@UNHumanRights) April 20, 2022

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Mali is struggling to stem violent groups linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State
that have gained ground and increased attacks over the past decade, spreading
south and to bordering countries in West Africa's arid Sahel region.

A junta that toppled Mali's government in a 2020 military coup has sought the
help of private fighters belonging to Russia's Wagner Group, accused of
committing abuses in other countries and sanctioned by the European Union.

Both Mali and Russia have previously said they are not mercenaries but trainers
helping local troops with equipment purchased from Russia.

The Russian government denies ties to Wagner.

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