The United Nations has been investigating human rights violations in Mali for more than two years.
Now, it says it has evidence of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
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Both security forces and armed groups have been implicated in a report.
The 338-page document details atrocities allegedly committed since the 2012 armed conflict.
The investigators have handed their report to the secretary-general and their conclusion could be used as a legal basis for prosecution.
They have already recommended setting up a court.
Presenter: Mohammed Jamjoom
Guests:
Mohamed Salaha – Journalist and publisher at Le Mali Mag.com, a Malian news website
Susanna Wing – Specialist on West Africa and associate professor at Haverford College
Manu Lekunze – Lecturer at the University of Aberdeen and author of Inherent and Contemporary Challenges to African Security