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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Thursday warned of a deteriorating situation of human rights in Mali due to the recent developments that allegedly violate the citizens’ rights to exercise their civil and political rights.
The high commissioner urged the military junta to promptly rescind these oppressive legal changes and called for the immediate and unconditional release of all wrongly detained persons. Türk stated: “The laws enacted in recent months risk undermining respect for human rights in Mali for a protracted period. I urge the transitional authorities to take immediate and concrete steps to revoke the problematic laws.”
The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights grants every person the right to liberty, to freedom of expression, to form and join associations, to vote, and to participate in public affairs directly or through chosen representatives. Türk expressed concerns that these rights have been greatly curtailed by the transitional military government in Mali.
In August 2020, the military forces of Mali staged a coup d’état against the then-government, which was led by former President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. Pursuant to the coup, the president stepped down from office, and General Assimi Goita took over as a transitional president.
The transitional military government was meant to hold place until a civilian government was voted in. While the next elections were scheduled for 2022, they were postponed to February 2024 to grant the transitional government ample time to restore order in Mali. However, in September 2023, the transitional government again postponed the February 2024 elections indefinitely.
In May 2025, the military government ordered the dissolution of all political parties through a presidential decree. The UN human rights office termed this move a “draconian” violation of basic rights, warning that it could further silence dissent and institutionalize repression. Further, in July 2025, the transitional president signed into law a legislative bill that proposed a presidential term of 5 years that would be renewable without the need for elections. There have been reported cases of summary executions and enforced disappearances against the Fulani community, alleged to have been conducted by the military authorities as well. UN experts condemned these acts and warned that they may amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Adding to the series of alleged violations of civil and political rights is the asserted oppression of individuals, civil societies, journalists, and politicians who condemned the military transitional government, as reported by the African Centre for Strategic Studies. The society commented that the “democratic space has shrunk dramatically under the junta.”
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The high commissioner urged the military junta to promptly rescind these oppressive legal changes and called for the immediate and unconditional release of all wrongly detained persons. Türk stated: “The laws enacted in recent months risk undermining respect for human rights in Mali for a protracted period. I urge the transitional authorities to take immediate and concrete steps to revoke the problematic laws.”
The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights grants every person the right to liberty, to freedom of expression, to form and join associations, to vote, and to participate in public affairs directly or through chosen representatives. Türk expressed concerns that these rights have been greatly curtailed by the transitional military government in Mali.
In August 2020, the military forces of Mali staged a coup d’état against the then-government, which was led by former President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. Pursuant to the coup, the president stepped down from office, and General Assimi Goita took over as a transitional president.
The transitional military government was meant to hold place until a civilian government was voted in. While the next elections were scheduled for 2022, they were postponed to February 2024 to grant the transitional government ample time to restore order in Mali. However, in September 2023, the transitional government again postponed the February 2024 elections indefinitely.
In May 2025, the military government ordered the dissolution of all political parties through a presidential decree. The UN human rights office termed this move a “draconian” violation of basic rights, warning that it could further silence dissent and institutionalize repression. Further, in July 2025, the transitional president signed into law a legislative bill that proposed a presidential term of 5 years that would be renewable without the need for elections. There have been reported cases of summary executions and enforced disappearances against the Fulani community, alleged to have been conducted by the military authorities as well. UN experts condemned these acts and warned that they may amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Adding to the series of alleged violations of civil and political rights is the asserted oppression of individuals, civil societies, journalists, and politicians who condemned the military transitional government, as reported by the African Centre for Strategic Studies. The society commented that the “democratic space has shrunk dramatically under the junta.”
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