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Amnesty documents torture and 34 civilian killings in Mali
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- Mali’s armed forces and Wagner killed 34 civilians in three regions between June 2023 and December 2025.
- Amnesty recorded 16 civilian deaths in a March 2025 market strike in Ejdeir, a terrorist gathering.
- Amnesty documented torture of 30 detainees at Léré and Nampala bases, including suspension, beating, shocks.
- Wagner left Mali in June 2025; Russia-controlled Africa Corps kept operating there.
- Mali withdrew from the Rome Statute in June 2026; ICC jurisdiction lasts until 23 June 2027.
