GENEVA (10 July 2012) – Two United Nations Special Rapporteurs strongly condemned grave violations of cultural rights and the right to freedom of religion and belief in the Northern part of Mali, through the destruction of sites of religious significance, including mausoleums in the World Heritage site of Timbuktu. “These events seem to announce a very dark future for the local populations in Northern Mali,” warned the UN Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, Farida Shaheed. “The destruction of tombs of ancient Muslim saints in Timbuktu, a common…
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Source: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Originally published 10 July 2012. This page reproduces only a short excerpt; the complete text remains on the official source website.
