« Every kidnapping leaves behind a father, son, husband whose whereabouts are unknown » (MIK)

A Franco-Malian lawyer condemns the wave of kidnappings in Guinea, Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso, naming victims such as Guy Hervé Kam, Mountaga Tall, Moussa Kaka, Moussa Tchangari, Mohamed Bazoum and his wife, Foniké Menguè, Mamadou Billo Bah, and Habib Marouane Camara. He emphasizes that the African Charter prohibits arbitrary arrests and guarantees freedom of expression, highlighting that behind each disappearance, there is a family waiting for news. He criticizes the impunity and lack of government responses to these kidnappings, which affect civil society figures, journalists, opposition members, and human rights defenders.