Niger

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Armed groups committed unlawful attacks and killings. Authorities continued to crack down on human rights through the dissolution of several unions and the arbitrary detention of journalists, human rights defenders and opposition figures including the former president and his wife. The fate and whereabouts of a former minister abducted in January remained unknown. National consultations recommended measures to address violence against women and children. In response to the influx of migrants deported from Algeria, the government announced a repatriation programme to avoid a humanitarian crisis.

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Abolitionist in practice

Retains the death penalty in law, but hasn’t executed for at least 10 years

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