BAMAKO - Mali's National Human Rights Commission has condemned restrictions on press freedom, after authorities suspended one the country's main TV channels.
Action was taken against Joliba TV after it aired an editorial criticizing rising intolerance and attacks on freedom of expression.
The commission released a statement Tuesday expressing "concern about the exercise of certain civil and political rights, in particular those relating to freedom of expression and freedom of the press."
The statement called on Mali's government to ensure respect for these rights "at all times, in all places, and in all circumstances."
