January 22, 2024
Senegal: Pre-Election Crackdown
Guarantee Fundamental Freedoms, End Arbitrary Detentions and Prosecutions
Senegal
January 22, 2024
Senegal: Pre-Election Crackdown
The authorities in Senegal have cracked down on the opposition, media, and civil society, ahead of general elections scheduled for February 25, 2024. The authorities should effectively investigate all violence by the security forces, release people arbitrarily detained, including on politically motivated grounds.
Videos
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December 16, 2019
“These Children Don’t Belong in the Streets”
A Roadmap for Ending Exploitation, Abuse of Talibés in Senegal
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June 11, 2019
“There Is Enormous Suffering”
Serious Abuses Against Talibé Children in Senegal, 2017-2018
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October 18, 2018
“It’s Not Normal”
Sexual Exploitation, Harassment and Abuse in Secondary Schools in Senegal
News
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January 22, 2024
Senegal: Pre-Election Crackdown
Guarantee Fundamental Freedoms, End Arbitrary Detentions and Prosecutions
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August 1, 2023
Senegalese Government Dissolves Opposition Party, Cuts Internet
Assault on Democracy Ahead of Elections
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June 5, 2023
Senegal: Violent Crackdown On Opposition, Dissent
Investigate Deaths, Injuries; Release Political Prisoners; Ensure Free Assembly
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February 27, 2023
Senegal: Submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
95th Pre-Session
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February 4, 2022
African Union: Focus on Rights, Justice at Summit
Address Ethiopia Conflict, Other Regional Crises
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July 6, 2021
Human Rights Watch Submission to the Africa Regional Review on Implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration
RE: Challenges to Implementation of GCM Objectives #4, 10, 13, 15, 17, 21 in Cameroon, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, and Tanzania, December 2018 – June 2021
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July 5, 2021
Senegal: New Counterterror Laws Threaten Rights
Pass Amendments to Protect Peaceful Dissent
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July 1, 2021
#JusticePourLouise Rape Case Shakes Senegal
Government Should Promptly Adopt Strong Policy to Tackle Abuses against Students
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March 12, 2021
Senegal: Respect Free Expression, Assembly
Investigate Deaths, Injuries of Protesters; Release Those Arbitrarily Arrested
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November 5, 2020
Bullying, Violence Common in Schools Worldwide
Governments Should Urgently Tackle Education-Related Abuses
