Authorities Need to Investigate, Prosecute Grave Crimes Committed by All Sides
highlights the need for Mali an authorities to seek justice for serious crimes committed by all warring parties, Human Rights Watch said today.an arrest warrant against Iyad Ag Ghaly, also known as"Abou Fadl," who was the head of Ansar Dine, an abusive Islamist armed group.
The Malian government has primary responsibility under international law for ensuring justice for the most serious crimes, but, despite the referral and cooperation with the ICC, Malian national authoritiesinvestigating, much less prosecuting, those responsible for the many grave offenses committed as part of the armed conflict in Mali since 2012, particularly by Malian government forces.
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