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August 23, 2024 Statement

Children's Rights to Access to Justice and Effective Remedies

Submission to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child

April 8, 2024 News Release

Senegal: Human Rights Agenda for President Faye

Prioritize Fundamental Rights and Freedoms

Bassirou Diomaye Faye delivers his inaugural speech after being sworn in as Senegal's president in Dakar, Senegal, April 2, 2024.
March 5, 2024 News Release

Senegal: Amnesty Bill Opens Door to Impunity

Law Would Cheat Victims, Embolden Abusers

Detained demonstrators on a police pick up during a protest against the postponement of the February 25, 2024 presidential election, in Dakar, Senegal, on  February 9, 2024.
February 12, 2024 News Release

Senegal: Delayed Elections Spark Violence, Repression

3 Dead, 60 Injured, at Least 271 Arrested, Journalists Assaulted

Detained demonstrators on a police pick up during a protest against the postponement of the February 25, 2024 presidential election, in Dakar, Senegal, on  February 9, 2024.
February 5, 2024 Dispatches

Election Delay in Senegal Puts Rights at Risk

Ensure Fundamental Freedoms, Rein in Security Forces and Restore Internet

Gendarmes clash with Senegalese demonstrators during a protest against the postponement of the February 25th presidential election, in Dakar, Senegal, February 4, 2024.
January 22, 2024 Report

Senegal: Pre-Election Crackdown

Guarantee Fundamental Freedoms, End Arbitrary Detentions and Prosecutions

People protest the possibility that President Macky Sall could run for a third term in the presidential elections scheduled for February 2024 in Dakar, Senegal, on May 12, 2023.
August 1, 2023 Dispatches

Senegalese Government Dissolves Opposition Party, Cuts Internet

Assault on Democracy Ahead of Elections

Gendarmes are deployed to calm protests after opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has been detained, in Dakar, Senegal, July 31, 2023.
June 5, 2023 News Release

Senegal: Violent Crackdown On Opposition, Dissent

Investigate Deaths, Injuries; Release Political Prisoners; Ensure Free Assembly

Supporters of Senegal opposition leader Ousmane Sonko clash with security forces on June 2, 2023, after Sonko was sentenced to prison in Dakar, Senegal.
February 27, 2023 Statement

Senegal: Submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child

95th Pre-Session

February 4, 2022 News Release

African Union: Focus on Rights, Justice at Summit

Address Ethiopia Conflict, Other Regional Crises

Senegal's President Macky Sall speaks at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, September 24, 2021.
July 6, 2021 Statement

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

July 5, 2021 News Release

Senegal: New Counterterror Laws Threaten Rights

Pass Amendments to Protect Peaceful Dissent

People flee teargas thrown by riot police during a protest against the proposed counterterrorism law and penal code reform at the Cheikh Anta Diop University campus in Dakar, Senegal, June 25, 2021.
July 1, 2021 Dispatches

#JusticePourLouise Rape Case Shakes Senegal

Government Should Promptly Adopt Strong Policy to Tackle Abuses against Students

A young woman stands by a window at a secondary school in Dakar. 
March 12, 2021 News Release

Senegal: Respect Free Expression, Assembly

Investigate Deaths, Injuries of Protesters; Release Those Arbitrarily Arrested

Demonstrators shout slogans during a protest against the arrest of opposition leader and former presidential candidate Ousmane Sonko near the Justice Palace of Dakar, Senegal, March 8, 2021. 
November 5, 2020 News Release

Bullying, Violence Common in Schools Worldwide

Governments Should Urgently Tackle Education-Related Abuses

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