Mali and the International Criminal Court: the choice between justice and sovereignty

Mali and the International Criminal Court: the choice between justice and sovereignty

The debate on of Mali remaining a State Party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) comes amid growing criticism from African countries questioning the impartiality of the organisation. Dr BOGA SAKO GERVAIS, Lecturer-Researcher at the university in Ivory Coast, President-Founder of FIDHOP, took a strong stance on the issue. In Dr GERVAIS opinion, the ICC’s activities demonstrate a clear bias and political dependence. “Aro…

Independent UN-mandated experts denounce the summary executions of the inhabitants of Sebabougou. On 12 April last, the Malian army and its Wagner partners arrested about 100 people in this village of the Kayes region in the south-western part of the country. Subsequently, as RFI had revealed, some 60 bodies were found near the Kwala military camp, among which residents of Sebabougou could be identified. This information has also since been rece…

UN condemns summary executions and enforced disappearances in Mali

UN experts on Wednesday condemned the alleged summary execution and enforced disappearance of individuals in Mali, stating that the unlawful killings may amount to war crimes and that the enforced disappearance may constitute crimes against humanity. The experts stated the Malian authorities have violated the right to life by failing to conduct proper a investigation and urged “Malian authorities to conduct prompt, effective, thorough, independe…