UN Report: 50 Women Abducted by Armed Gunmen in Burkina Faso
Daily Rendezvous The abductions took place approximately 15 kilometers from the village of Arbinda, in the Sahel region, and are alleged to have been carried out by members of armed groups UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk today expressed alarm at the abduction of at least 50 women in Burkina Faso on 12 and 13 January and called for their immediate and unconditional release. I am alarmed that dozens of women out to search for food for their families were abducted in broad daylight, in what could be the first such attack deliberately targeting women in Burkina Faso, said Volker I call for the immediate and unconditional release of all the abducted women and for the national authorities to promptly conduct an effective, impartial and independent investigation to identify those responsible and hold them to account. The abductions took place approximately 15 kilometers from the village of Arbinda, in the Sahel region, and are alleged to ha...