McGovern, a Democrat from Massachusetts who serves as Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee and Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, wrote to Secretary of State Marco Rubio urging him to place human rights and civilian protection at the centre of all US engagement with the Central Sahel a region encompassing Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger.   submitted by   /u/Bakyumu [link]   [comments]