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The People’s Coalition for the Sahel urges governments to uphold their commitments to protect civilians and fight impunity
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The People’s Coalition for the Sahel, represented by the undersigned 26 Sahelian and international civil society organizations, is deeply concerned about the rapidly deteriorating situation in the Sahel region, marked by a surge in violence against civilians and two unconstitutional changes of power in the space of a few weeks in Chad and Mali.
We condemn in the strongest terms the increase in attacks by armed groups, including so-called “jihadists”, against civilian populations in the tri-border region of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, which have resulted in more than 500 deaths since the beginning of the year 2021. We honor the memory of the 140 victims of the Solhan and Tadaryat massacres that occurred on June 4 and 5, 2021 in Burkina Faso. We also pay tribute to the more than 300 civilians, including many children, women, and elderly persons