Sahel: UN official underlines human rights role in fighting terrorism, warns of threat posed by private militias

Senior UN human rights official, Andrew Gilmour, has welcomed the commitment of countries of the Sahel to protect the rights of civilians as they confront terrorism, and warned of the dangers posed by the growing number of ethnic-based private militias. At the end of a nine-day visit to the region, the UN Assistant Secretary-General for […]

Senior UN human rights official, Andrew Gilmour, has welcomed the commitment of countries of the Sahel to protect the rights of civilians as they con...

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