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GENEVA (8 April 2021) – UN human rights experts said today they are alarmed by the continued detention of a journalist and four senior officials and urged authorities to immediately drop the charges against them in line with an order last month by the Bamako Court of Appeal which had dismissed the case for lack of evidence and ordered the release of the five men. The Independent Expert on the human rights situation in Mali, the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of freedom of opinion and expression and the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers said the arrests in December 2020 of journalist Mohamed Bathily, known as Ras Bath, as well as Vital Robert Diop, Souleymane Kansaye, Mahamadou Koné, and Aguibou Macky Tall   all working for public and parapublic institutions were made without any judicial authority and outside of any legal framework.

United statesDiego garcRobert diopIrene khanSouleymane kansayeMohamed bathilyMahamadou konJean claude misengaInternational development law organizationHuman rights councilBamako courtAmerican courtAmnesty internationalOrganization of american statesDevelopment studies in genevaCoordinator of the forum african ngos