On 19 December 2007, two main opinions / reports appeared concerning the situation in northern Niger:
opinion of Amnesty International
http://www.amnesty.org/fr/for-media/press- releases / niger-EXA-extrajudiciaires © cution et dà © placements de population dans le-
(currently only available in French)
AI calls it explicitly to the government of Niger to respect the Geneva Convention.
The report documented by eyewitness reports of arbitrary executions of Tuareg or held for Tuareg civilians - were killed in retaliation for attacks by the MNJ of the Army of Niger - according to the Amnesty report.
ai being explicitly used the term "execution extrajudicaires" (except legal executions) that are contrary to the Geneva Convention. The Amnesty report speaks of 13 documented summary executions, thus confirming the principle of the MNJ claimed by newsgroup.nordniger and more widespread fact of retaliation by the army of the Niger civilians.
The MNJ is on their website ( http://mnj.blogspot.com/ ) to a much higher number of such arbitrary executions.
Report of HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
http://hrw.org/english/docs/2007/12/19/niger17623.htm
( English / anglais )
http://hrw.org/french/docs/2007/12/19/niger17647.htm detailed - - report published by Human Rights Watch
(francais / French / French)
same time one has.
This report includes confirmed by several eyewitness reports, the arbitrary executions.
addition Human Rights Watch also reports of rapes at Tuareg women, the slaughter of cattle (one of the livelihoods of the Tuareg), as well as arbitrary arrests. All these human rights violations committed by members of the armed forces of Niger.
The MNJ is charged, robbed several non-Tuareg or to have robbed.
The MNJ denies this and points out that these incidents were not perpetrated by members of the MNJ.
Other human rights violations are not charged to the rebel group.
(for copyright reasons, we give here only the additional link back to the corresponding statements / reports for information.)
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