Posted 12/28/2023, 4:59:15 PM
Burkina Faso Opposition Leader Missing For 3 Days After Being Detained By Men Claiming To Be Police
- Burkina Faso's opposition leader, Ablasse Ouedraogo, has been missing for 3 days after being taken away by people claiming to be police
- Ouedraogo is head of the opposition Le Faso Autrement party and has criticized the ruling military junta
- In November, the military aimed to send Ouedraogo to the front lines to help fight jihadists as retribution for his criticism
- Human Rights Watch said about a dozen dissidents have been forced to fight jihadists by the military leaders
- Ouedraogo's party calls for his immediate release without conditions and has not been able to contact him since he was taken