Burkinabe Soldiers Detain And Severely Beat Seventy-Four Men

Date of Occurrence

June 9, 2017
State/Country

Burkina Faso

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Burkinabe soldiers detained approximately 74 men and severely beat many of them during a cross-border operation near the border with Mali. The soldiers accused the detainees of supporting the Burkinabe Islamist armed group Ansaroul Islam. The soldiers allegedly transported 44 of the men into Burkina Faso for questioning, and two of the detainees died from mistreatment shortly after arriving in Djibo.

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Two of the detainees allegedly died

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Date of Occurrence

2017-06-09
State/Country

Burkina Faso
Perpetrator

Burkinable Soldiers
Legal Foundation

Article 2 of the Burkinafaso Constitution

Location

Burkina Faso

Region

Burkina Faso

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