More than 1,800 civilians have been killed in violence-wracked Burkina Faso since 2023, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on Thursday that accuses the army and civilian militias of killing more civilians than jihadists do. The NGO called on prosecutors at the International Criminal Court to investigate war crimes "perpetrated by all parties to the conflict".
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Burkina Faso army, jihadists have killed more than 1,800 civilians since 2023, HRW says
France 24
April 02, 2026
08:22 GMT
More than 1,800 civilians have been killed in violence-wracked Burkina Faso since 2023, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on Thursday that accuses the army and civilian militias of killing more civilians than jihadists do. The NGO called on prosecutors at the International Criminal Court to investigate war crimes "perpetrated by all parties to the conflict".
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More than 1,800 civilians have been killed in violence-wracked Burkina Faso since 2023, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on Thursday that accuses the army and civilian militias of killing more civilians than jihadists do. The NGO called on prosecutors at the International Criminal Court to investigate war crimes "perpetrated by all parties to the conflict".
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