Human rights in Senegal

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Politics of Senegal
Constitution Human rights
Government President Macky Sall
Parliament National Assembly Speaker:Moustapha Niasse
Judiciary Court of Cassation
Administrative divisions Regions Departments Arrondissements Communes Rural communities
Elections Recent elections Presidential: 2007 2012 2019 Parliamentary: 2007 2012 2017 Political parties
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister: Sidiki Kaba Diplomatic missions of / in Senegal Passport Visa requirements Visa policy
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Human rights in Senegal are generally better respected than in other countries in the continent, but cases of violation are still regularly reported.

History[]

The death penalty was abolished in 2004.

LGBT rights in Senegal[]

See also[]

Linked articles[]

• Gender equality in Senegal
• Media of Senegal
• List of newspapers in Senegal
• Casamance conflict

Bibliography[]

• (in German) Kafui Ayaba Sandra Afanou, Der Menschenrechtsschutz in drei ausgewählten frankophonen Staaten Afrikas : Togo, Senegal und Kamerun, Frankfurt-sur-le-Main, Berlin, Berne, Brussels, New York, Oxford and Vienna, Lang, 2005, 228 p. (after a thesis at the University of Heidelberg, 2002) ISBN 3-631-51392-5
• (in English) James T. Lawrence (editor), Human rights in Africa Hauppauge, N.Y., Nova Science, 2004, 252 p. ISBN 1590339320
• (in French) Sidiki Kaba, Les droits de l'homme au Sénégal, Collection Xaam saa yoon, 1997, 547 p.
• (in French) Comité interministériel chargé des droits de l'homme, Le Sénégal face aux allégations de violation des droits de l'homme, 1996, 26 p.

External links[]

• (in French) Rapport 2007 d'Amnesty International : le Sénégal
• (in French) « Respect des droits de l'homme, des principes démocratiques et de l'État de droit - L'Union européenne prête à injecter jusqu'à 300 millions par projet » (article in Wal Fadjri, 11 May 2007)
• (in French) « Seydi Gassama, Directeur d'Amnesty International, "la situation des droits de l'homme au Sénégal a beaucoup régressé" » (article in Wal Fadjri, 24 May 2007)

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