Summary
Association Malienne des Droits de l'Homme (AMDH) is a Malian non-profit human rights non-governmental organization founded in Bamako, Mali on 11 December 1988.
Leadership edit
Moustapha Cisse was President of the AMDH in 2006.[citation needed] As of January 2013[update], Moctat Mariko holds the role of President.[1]
AMDH is a member of International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH).
Human rights activities edit
In October 2005, AMDH organised a debate in Bamako about the death penalty.[2]
In December 2012, during the Northern Mali conflict that started in January 2012, the AMDH together with the FIDH published a detailed report[3] of human rights abuses that had occurred, referring to evidence of a rape campaign in Gao and Timbuktu after their takeover by the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA), recruitment of 12- to 15-year-old children as child soldiers by Ansar Dine, and the extrajudicial execution of 153 Malian soldiers by the MNLA and Ansar Dine on 24 January 2012.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Association Malienne des Droits de l'Homme (AMDH)". International Federation for Human Rights. 2013-01-21. Archived from the original on 2013-01-19. Retrieved 2013-01-21.
- ^ "Peine de mort et Association malienne des droits de l'homme (AMDH)". Initiatives Mali Gateway. 2013-01-21. Archived from the original on 2013-01-22. Retrieved 2013-01-21.
- ^ "War Crimes in North Mali" (PDF). International Federation for Human Rights. 2012-12-17. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-05-22. Retrieved 2013-01-21.
- ^ "War Crimes in North Mali". International Federation for Human Rights. 2012-12-20. Archived from the original on 2013-01-19. Retrieved 2013-01-21.
External links edit
- An entry at justicemali.org (in French)