(Watchlist Press Release) – Watchlist sources in Mali confirm that four boys formerly associated with armed groups remain in detention at the Central Prison of Bamako and Koulikoro, alongside adults, even though separate juvenile facilities exist. Watchlist requests the Malian authorities to immediately transfer these children to the relevant child protection actors in accordance with its commitments in the Protocole d’Accord with the United Nations on the Handover of Children Associated with Armed Forces and Groups.
