SW News: New York-based monitoring group “Human Rights Watch” released a report on the religious persecution in Burkina Faso. According to the report around 250 civilians have been killed by armed Islamic extremists since April 2019. Corinne Dufka, West Africa director of Human Rights Watch said armed Islamist groups in Burkina Faso have attacked civilians with unmitigated cruelty and utter disregard for human life. He said that deliberately targeting farmers, worshippers, mine workers, displaced people and traders are war crimes. Dufka urged Burkina Faso government to take stronger steps to protect vulnerable communities from terrorist attacks.