As the 45th session of the Human Rights Council approaches its conclusion, the Organisation mondiale contre la torture (OMCT) and its partners within the SOS-Torture Network are urging the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, along with all Council members, to give critical attention to the Fulani populations in Burkina Faso. These communities are caught in the escalating conflict stemming from counter-terrorism operations across the Sahel region. Since 2016, the Fulani people in Burkina Faso have been subjected to grave human rights abuses, some of which bear the…
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