Türk alarmed at abduction of at least 50 women in Burkina Faso

By Ashanthi Warunasuriya

@Dailymirror_SL

GENEVA, 16 Jan. (Daily Mirror World) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk 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 Türk.

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights called for the immediate release of the women.

“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.”