Parisi, Piergiuseppe orcid.org/0000-0001-7647-6732 (2024) Confronting Rifles with Words:The High Islamic Council of Mali and Non-State Armed Groups. Journal of Human Rights Practice. huae040. ISSN 1757-9627
Abstract
Since the 2012 Tuareg rebellion and the takeover of large areas in the north of Mali by Islamic fundamentalist groups, Muslim religious leaders in the country have spearheaded important negotiation initiatives under the auspices of the High Islamic Council of Mali (HCIM). On more than one occasion, these initiatives have led to the liberation of detainees or the possibility of humanitarian convoys reaching communities caught in the midst of the armed conflict. Why were these initiatives successful (or unsuccessful)? How did religious leaders convince non-state armed groups to adopt conduct that complies with basic humanitarian norms? Drawing on desk-based and fieldwork research conducted as part of the Generating Respect Project, this article seeks to answer these questions and to identify the endogenous and contextual factors that contributed to the successes of the HCIM and its negotiators.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2024 |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Social Sciences (York) > The York Law School |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH COUNCIL (ESRC) ES/T000376/1 |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 27 Nov 2024 10:50 |
Last Modified: | 21 Dec 2024 00:25 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1093/jhuman/huae040 |
Status: | Published online |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1093/jhuman/huae040 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:220163 |
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