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Malian junta fearful of ICC referral following damning report on Moura massacre

A Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) soldier in Ndaki in July 2019. © Benoît Tessier/Reuters

With the junta refusing to respond to the report on Moura, the UN human rights office has decided to go ahead and publish its findings on the 2022 massacre. These findings, and a possible referral to both the ICC and the ECOWAS Court of Justice, are of concern to Bamako. [...]

Published on 15/05/2023 at 05:40 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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MINUSMA set to release explosive report on Moura 'massacre'

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