Senegal

African Civil Society Urges African States Parties to the Rome Statute to Reaffirm Their Commitment to the ICC

Human Rights Watch — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 06:40:56 -0700

On 3 July 2009 the African Union (AU) agreed that its members should withhold cooperation from the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the arrest and surrender of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. The court issued its arrest warrant for President al-Bashir on 4 March 2009 for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Darfur.

Policy Paralysis

Human Rights Watch — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 11:20:28 -0800

POLICY PARALYSIS:

A CALL FOR ACTION ON HIV/AIDS-RELATED HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS IN AFRICA

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AU Summit: Protect the Vulnerable and Stress Accountability

Human Rights Watch — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:01:11 -0800

Letter to African Union Chairman H.E. Jean Ping to Address Key Concerns during the African Union Summit

Human Rights Watch — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:30:54 -0800

HE M. Jean Ping
Chairman, African Union
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Via Email

Your Excellency,

Senegal: Free AIDS Activists

Human Rights Watch — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:29:04 -0800

(New York) - The sentencing in Dakar on January 6, 2009 of nine men who were involved in HIV-prevention work, on charges of "indecent and unnatural acts" and "forming associations of criminals," shows how laws against homosexual conduct damage HIV- and AIDS-prevention efforts as well as the work of human rights defenders, Human Rights Watch said today.

Returns at Any Cost

Human Rights Watch — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 12:55:40 -0700

This 22-page report says that in Andalusia, the southern region that is a common entry point for migrants, authorities have said they intend to send up to 1,000 unaccompanied children in their custody to Morocco, claiming that safeguards are in place. But officials could not explain how they determined it was in a child’s best interest to return, as required by law.

Spain: Give Migrant Children Legal Aid

Human Rights Watch — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 12:28:17 -0700

Senegal: Victims Charge Habré With Crimes Against Humanity

Human Rights Watch — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:00:00 -0700

(Dakar) – Fourteen abuse victims, backed by a coalition of African and international rights groups, today filed complaints with a Senegalese prosecutor accusing the former Chadian dictator Hissène Habré of crimes against humanity and torture.

Senegal: Government Amends Constitution to Pave Way for Hissène Habré Trial

Human Rights Watch — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:00:00 -0700

(Brussels)- Senegal’s adoption today of a constitutional amendment confirming that Senegalese courts can prosecute past crimes against humanity lifts any legal obstacles to the trial of former Chadian dictator Hissène Habré, Human Rights Watch said today.

African Union: Use Summit to Press Senegal on Hissène Habré Trial

Human Rights Watch — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:00:00 -0700

Chadian Association of Victims of Political Repression and Crime (AVCRP)
Chadian Association for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights (ATPDH)
African Assembly for the Defense of Human Rights (RADDHO)
Chadian League for Human Rights (LTDH)
National Organisation for Human Rights (ONDH)