Independent Rights Experts Call for Probe Into Wagner Group's Alleged Crimes in Mali: Mali
systemic and grave human rights and international humanitarian law violations
, including arbitrary detention, torture, disappearances and summary execution, a pattern that continues unabated and unpunished". UN-appointed independent rights experts said that they had also received reports that Wagner Group officers committed rape and sexual violence against women, men, and young girls across CAR.
In a statement, the rights experts expressed concern at the"increased outsourcing of traditional military functions" to the Wagner Group in Mali, where the Government has been fighting a jihadist insurgency in north and central regions, for years. The experts added that the private contractors had also carried out counter-terrorism operations, including in Nia Ouro, Gouni and Fakala, before urging the Malian authorities to prohibit private individuals from taking part in hostilities.Get the latest in African news delivered straight to your inbox
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