The Burkinabè Movement for Human and Peoples’ Rights is protesting against a wave of requisitioning of citizens for war. In a press release, the movement denounces the massive enlistment of people targeted by the military power in place, to fight against terrorism. A requisition, in application of the decree on general mobilization and warning adopted last April.
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Le Balai Citoyen announces that several of their activists, including Rasmané Zinaba and Bassirou Badjo, have been arbitrarily requisitioned.
The Burkinabè Movement for Human and Peoples’ Rights is outraged by this requisition “ massive and targeted “. It is essentially the members of the collective, trade unionists, opinion leaders, journalists, politicians critical of the current management of the country’s affairs who must enlist under the flags.
For the MBDHP, the requisitions issued clearly constitute an abuse of power which only aim to repress any person expressing an opinion contrary to that of the regime in place. He asks democrats, loving justice and peace, to mobilize against arbitrariness and against all forms of manifestation of injustice.
Same story for the CGTB collective (General Confederation of Workers of Burkina) who believes that it is a relentless attack against citizens critical of the transitional authorities. The collective also calls on all democrats to mobilize against the implementation of requisition operations.