Annual Report 2012
The state of the world's human rights

Senegal

Human Rights in REPUBLIC OF SENEGAL

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Report 2012: No longer business as usual for tyranny and injustice ...
24 May 2012

Amnesty International releases its flagship yearly report documenting the state of the world's human rights.

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Senegal: Public appeal from Amnesty International to all ...
24 February 2012

Amnesty International 24 February 2012 SENEGAL: PUBLIC APPEAL FROM AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL TO ALL PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CANDIDATES 24 February 2012 As the first ...

Document       AFR 49/003/2012

Senegal: Presidential candidates urged to decry political violence ...
24 February 2012

Senegal's presidential candidates must call for calm ahead of the first round of elections this weekend.

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Senegal: Intimidation and arrests of protestors one week before ...
17 February 2012

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index: AFR 49/002/2012. 17 February 2012. Senegal: Intimidation and arrests of protestors ...

Public Statement       AFR 49/002/2012

Senegal: President must rein in security forces as third person ...
1 February 2012

Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade must rein in security forces, Amnesty International urged today after a third person was killed and dozens injured by police ...

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Senegal: President must rein in security forces as third person ...
1 February 2012

At least one man was killed on Tuesday when a police car ploughed into a group of anti-Wade protesters in Place de l'Obélisque in the capital, Dakar.

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Senegal urged to stop clampdown on dissent as protesters shot dead ...
30 January 2012

One young male protester and an elderly female bystander were shot dead when the gendarmerie opened fire on a crowd.

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Senegal urged to stop clampdown on dissent as protesters shot dead ...
30 January 2012

Senegal's security forces must stop their violent clampdown on dissent, Amnesty International said today after two people were killed during protests in the city ...

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Senegal: The human rights situation: Brief overview in the run-up ...
26 January 2012

In the run-up to the February 2012 presidential election, Senegal is faced with a double challenge regarding the respect of human rights. The country must first ...

Report       AFR 49/001/2012

Senegal must not curtail freedom of expression and assembly in ...
26 January 2012

Senegal must respect freedom of expression and assembly in the run-up to presidential elections, Amnesty International said today as a five-day protest ban begun ...

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