The government of Burkina Faso has blocked access to the Human Rights Watch (HRW) website following a report by the organization accusing the country's security forces of war crimes, including the summary execution of 223 villagers. The report, which also suggests possible crimes against humanity, has led to increased scrutiny and media coverage despite the government's efforts to suppress independent media by suspending outlets such as VOA Afrique and BBC Africa. In response to the allegations, Burkina Faso has dismissed the HRW report as 'baseless' but has announced investigations into the killings in the northern regions of the country.
Burkina Faso rejects 'baseless accusations' that soldiers massacred 223 villagers https://t.co/SstF0f5mso
Burkina Faso says it is investigating northern killings https://t.co/WpDIBaFO0v
Burkina Faso says massacre report "baseless" https://t.co/aihAlgYIoI
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Burkina Faso rejects Human Rights Watch’s report on village massacre as ‘baseless’ ➡️ https://t.co/qMB48zMxKr https://t.co/s7zgPath5k
⚠️ BURKINA FASO SAYS IT IS INVESTIGATING NORTHERN KILLINGS Full Story → https://t.co/HfNbuehvdt
Glad to see the Burkina Faso junta giving a whole new round of media attention to @HRW's finding that its army summarily executed 223 villagers. Censorship often does that. https://t.co/8KlLpb2hZQ
#BurkinaFaso: Don’t block-INVESTIGATE. Gvt blocked @hrw website over our report on war crimes, possibly #crimesagainsthumanity by sec forces+suspended @VOAAfrique @BBCAfrica. They should investigate abuses vs blocking indpn’t media & rights groups, https://t.co/euh6VscA5E