The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) has accused Malian troops of killing Arabs and ethnic Tuaregs.

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The International Federation for Human Rights, or FIDH by its French acronym, is calling for the creation of an independent commission to look into the crimes and punish those responsible.

NPR: Rights Group Warns Of Executions By Malian Army

The peer was patron of the Universal Peace Federation, hosting the UN International Women's Day for several years and human rights conferences.

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