violence and human rights abuses on the rise in 2022, says Minusma

In addition, the Minusma also pinpoints the Malian defense and security forces, sometimes accompanied by “foreign military personnel”. They are responsible for just over a third of the violations committed in 2022.

Charges rejected by Bamako, which questions the credibility of the report and the method used. The transitional authorities also ensure that the defense forces work “autonomously to protect civilians”. While confirming once once more the presence of Russian instructors in Mali.

This Minusma report does not take into account the Moura massacre. At the end of March 2022, an anti-terrorist operation, according to Bamako, had killed 300 civilians in this locality, according to the NGO Human Rights Watch.