(Banjul) - The G5 Sahel military force created to counter Islamist armed groups in the Sahel region of Africa should fully respect international human rights and humanitarian law in its operations, Human Rights Watch said today. Governments supporting the five-nation force should also act to improve governance and the rule of law in the region. The participating countries - Mali, Mauritania, Burkina Faso, Niger, and Chad - and key political and financial backers including France, Germany, the African Union, the European Union, the US, and Saudi Arabia are meeting on December 13, 2017, in Paris to discuss financial, military, and political mobilization for the force. A donor conference will...
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