Mali faces 'human rights chaos'

31 July 2012 Last updated at 12:15 ET


The army continues to wield huge influence behind the scenes

Mali risks sliding into "human rights chaos", Amnesty International has warned.
The army has been involved in extra-judicial killings, torture and sexual abuse since staging a coup in March, it says, demanding an investigation.
The military has handed power to a civilian-led interim government, but it still wields enormous influence.
Mali was split in two following the coup, with the north controlled by Islamist and Tuareg rebel forces.
Meanwhile, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has visited 79 military personnel held by the National Movement for

Chizony