Malian authorities must release children detained in prison

Headline Title: Malian authorities must release children detained in prison 30 November 2013 The Malian authorities must immediately release five children that have been detained in a military detention centre for over seven months, says Amnesty International today as it releases a Human Rights Agenda for Mali, in the country’s capital. An Amnesty International delegation, led by the Secretary General, Salil Shetty, met the five children between the ages of 15 and 17 in the military detention centre (Gendarmerie Camp) in Bamako. One of the five children is a child soldier who joined…

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