Amnesty International remains gravely concerned by the ongoing repression in the Central Sahel against human rights defenders, journalists, civil society members, politicians, and citizens who harbour a dissenting voice from their government’s national narratives. In Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso, the military regimes are progressively curtailing freedoms and rights on the guise of fighting anti-imperialism and protecting national sovereignty. In the three countries, laws are mainly implemented by ordinances, without parliamentary oversight, and without constitutional review, as the executive controls the legislative and judiciary powers.
