Human Rights Watch said the mass killings, which included about 56 children, took place in February in the country's northern villages of Nondin and Soro. The rights group has called on the United Nations and the African Union to provide investigators and to support local efforts to bring those responsible to justice.
Human Rights Watch said the mass killings, which included about 56 children, took place in February in the country's northern villages of Nondin and Soro. The rights group has called on the United Nations and the Africa n Union to provide investigators and to support local efforts to bring those responsible to justice.
The West African nation has been ravaged by violence that has pitted jihadis against government-backed forces, with both sides targeting civilians and causing the displacement of more than 2 million people.
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