Mali experts available for interview

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL MEDIA ADVISORY AI index: AFR 37/001/2013 14 January 2013 Mali experts available for interview Amnesty International researchers Salvatore Sagues and Gaëtan Mootoo are available for interview about the human rights situation in Mali. [...] Gaëtan was on the ground in Mali late last year conducting research and the team continue to monitor the situation closely. [...] Possible talking points: Risk of further human rights abuses through indiscriminate shelling and escalation of conflict Urgent need to protect civilians Recruitment of child soldiers by armed groups in the north and by militias supported by the Malian government Amputations, stonings and other human rights abuses Risk of sexual violence The need for the deployment of human rights monit [...] Please contact Katy Pownall to arrange: Tel: +44 (0)207 413 5729/ kpownall@amnesty.org For further information on Amnesty International’s concerns, please see the following briefing entitled: Mali: Civilians bear the brunt of the conflict b5c1-4362-b43a-5a0668bebf21/afr370072012en.pdf