Burkina Faso’s military summarily executed at least 223 civilians, including at least 56 children, in reprisal attacks on two northern villages on 25 February, says Human Rights Watch.
Burkina Faso’s military summarily executed at least 223 civilians, including at least 56 children, in reprisal attacks on two northern villages on 25 February, says Human Rights Watch.
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