Switzerland has called for an “impartial, independent and effective” investigation into allegations that human rights and international law were violated during a March 2022 military mission in Mali. Switzerland is “deeply concerned” about reports of violations and abuses involving the civilian population in the West African country, the foreign ministry wrote on Thursday. A report published last week by the UN Human Rights Office found “strong indications” that the Malian army, along with fighters from other countries, killed most of the over 500 victims of an operation in 2022 in Moura (central Mali). + Read more: Switzerland offers peace support to Mali Speaking of “disturbing findings”, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk also said that “summary executions, rape and torture during armed conflict amount to war crimes and could, depending on the circumstances, amount to crimes against humanity”. The military operation in question happened over five days in March...
