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Human rights violations have persisted in Niger since the 2023 military coup, an Amnesty International report revealed on Tuesday, calling for Nigerien military regime to be held accountable. The report documents human rights abuses Nigerien authorities have committed since the military coup in July 2023. It details the widespread use of arbitrary detention, press censorship, [...]

According to a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report, the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UN WGAD) urged the release of Nigerien former President Mohamed Bazoum and his wife, Hadiza, on Wednesday. UN WGAD emphasized that Bazoum’s detention violates international human rights law, particularly the prohibition against arbitrary detention, a statement given to AFP [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Tuesday that the official withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) raises concerns over access to justice for victims of serious human rights abuses. After serving notice a year ago, the three countries officially left ECOWAS on January 29. On 28 [...]

In a move that has sparked widespread outcry, Niger’s military authorities have arrested Moussa Tchangari, a well-known civil society leader and critic of the government, Amnesty International reported Monday. Tchangari, secretary general of Citizens’ Alternative Spaces (Alternatives Espaces Citoyens, AEC), was taken from his home in Niamey on December 3 by three men in plain [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) raised concerns on Monday about an ordinance enacted by Niger’s military ruler, General Abdourahamane Tiani. The ordinance authorizes the creation of a database containing information on individuals, groups and entities suspected of involvement in terrorist activities, which HRW stated breaches the country’s obligation under the UN Convention on the Reduction of [...]

A seven-person military jury in Sierra Leone found 24 soldiers guilty Friday of mutiny, murder and other charges in a 2023 failed coup attempt. After the decision by the jury, the judge handed the 24 soldiers lengthy sentences ranging from 50 to 120 years in prison. A lieutenant colonel, the highest-ranked member of the group, [...]

The military authorities in Niger have committed numerous human rights violations in the year since the coup, according to the Thursday report released by Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH). Violations include the suppression of opposition and peaceful dissent, arbitrary detention of ousted government officials, and restrictions on [...]

The Malian Armed Forces said on Wednesday that its army chief ordered an investigation into a video where a man wearing a Malian military uniform used a machete to cut into a corpse in the presence of his peers. The army chief said the man violated Mali’s military values by committing a rare atrocity comparable [...]

The military leaders of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger announced on Saturday the establishment of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) at the first joint summit of the three Sahel states. The leader of Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traore declared that the summit and signing of the treaty leading to the establishment of the confederation were [...]

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) warned on Wednesday about the possibility of Nigerien authorities using the country’s revised cybercrime law to censor and imprison journalists. New amendments to the law reintroduced prison sentences for defamation, insults, and dissemination of data that could disrupt public order via the Internet. On June 7, 2024, the head of Niger’s [...]