Burkina Faso rejects report claiming over 1,800 civilian killings

Burkina Faso rejects report claiming over 1,800 civilian killings

Burkina Faso has strongly rejected a report alleging that more than 1,800 civilians have been killed in acts described as “crimes against humanity” since Ibrahim Traoré took power three years ago. The government dismissed the findings by Human Rights Watch (HRW) as “false,” describing them as conjecture and unfounded claims intended to “demonise” the country’s armed forces. Officials insisted that their troops have always acted with professional…