• Senegal: Human Rights Priorities
    Apr 3, 2012
    Press release
    The new government in Senegal of President Macky Sall should promptly address longstanding human rights concerns. Sall was inaugurated on April 2, 2012, after defeating the incumbent president, Abdoulaye Wade, in the March 25 presidential runoff vote.
  • Senegal: Protect Children from Forced Begging
    Mar 31, 2012
    Press release
    Senegal’s new government should make it a priority to protect the estimated 50,000 children forced to beg each day on the country’s streets. Macky Sall will be inaugurated as president on April 2, 2012, after defeating incumbent President Abdoulaye Wade in the March 25 presidential runoff vote.
  • Belgium/Senegal: World Court Should Order Habré Extradition
    Mar 8, 2012
    Press release
    The International Court of Justice (ICJ) should order Senegal to extradite the former Chadian dictator Hissène Habré to Belgium.
  • Belgium/Senegal: World Court to Hear Habré Trial Dispute
    Feb 16, 2012
    Press release
    The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has set arguments to begin on March 12, 2012, in a case between Belgium and Senegal over the fate of the former Chadian dictator Hissène Habré. The case could result in a binding legal order compelling Senegal to extradite Habré to Belgium if it does not prosecute him.
  • Senegal: Stop stalling with Habré extradition
    Jan 12, 2012
    Press release
    The Senegalese government should stop delaying the extradition of former Chadian dictator Hissène Habré to Belgium.
  • United Nations: A Move Toward Prosecuting Chad’s Ex-Dictator
    Nov 29, 2011
    Press release
    The United Nations Committee against Torture has called on Senegal to comply with its obligation to prosecute or extradite Chad's exiled former dictator, Hissène Habré.
  • Senegal: Chad asks for the extradition of Hissène Habré to Belgium
    Jul 22, 2011
    Press release
    The Senegalese government should honor Chad’s request to send former Chadian dictator Hissène Habré to Belgium for prosecution for crimes against humanity during his rule from 1982 to 1990.
  • African Union: Press Senegal to Extradite Habré
    Jun 28, 2011
    Press release
    The African Union (AU) should press Senegal to extradite the former Chadian dictator Hissène Habré to Belgium.
  • Senegal: End Attacks on Rights Activists
    Jun 24, 2011
    Press release
    The Senegalese government should promptly investigate the violent assaults on the human rights activists Alioune Tine and Oumar Diallo during a June 23, 2011 demonstration, and prosecute those responsible. Human Rights Watch called on the government to allow peaceful demonstrations and to end threats against Tine and other activists.
  • Senegal: Habré Trial an ‘Illusion’
    Jun 9, 2011
    Press release
    Senegal’s withdrawal from talks to establish a court to try the former Chadian dictator Hissène Habré was the “last straw,” a coalition of his victims and human rights groups said today. The groups said that they were fast losing all hope for a trial in Senegal, where Habré has remained in exile for two decades, and would now press to have Habré sent to Belgium. Belgium had requested his extradition in 2005 and again in 2011.