Sep 9, 2025 | News, Statements, Top-line
9 September 2025, GENEVA – UN experts* today called on authorities in Mali to disclose the fate and whereabouts of journalist and activist El Bachir Thiam, who disappeared four months ago. “Mali must immediately and unconditionally release El Bachir Thiam and other...
Aug 25, 2025 | News, Statements, Top-line
25 August 2025, GENEVA – UN experts* today called for the immediate and unconditional release of Malian civil society activist Clément Mamadou Dembélé who has remained in detention despite being cleared of all charges by a judge. “We urge the Malian authorities to...
May 22, 2025 | News, Statements, Top-line
22 May 2025 – GENEVA – The signature of a decree on 13 May 2025 dissolving all political parties and “organisations of a political nature” and the promulgation of legislation repealing previous laws on political parties sends an extremely negative signal about Mali’s...
May 8, 2025 | News, Statements, Top-line
8 May 2025 – GENEVA – The adoption of a bill repealing basic protections to political participation by the Council of Ministers on 30 April 2025 and the signature of a decree on 7 May 2025 suspending the activities of political parties until further notice are a...
Mar 24, 2025 | News, Statements, Top-line
24 March 2025, GENEVA – UN experts* today called for the immediate and unconditional release of political activists Moulaye Baba Haïdara, Mahamoud Mohamed Mangane and Amadou Togola to enable them to receive medical treatment following torture and cruel, inhuman or...
