Senegal

Ibrahima Diakhaby, a reporter of privately-owned L’Observateur newspaper was on June 11, 2012 assaulted by a member of the Muslim Brotherhood of Layène, a religious sect founded by the late Mame Limamou Laye. Diakhaby was attacked by Ousseynou Thiaw Laye, the grandson of the late Mame Limamou Laye and left him (Diakhaby) with a swollen […]

The law on parity constitutes an integral part of the legal framework of Senegal, one of the most protective and progressive laws on women’s rights.

The quick arrest and prosecution of a man who assaulted three journalists outside their newspaper’s office in the capital Dakar last month serves as an instructive contrast between the handling of an ordinary crime and the handling of abuses against journalists in the line of duty – cases which are usually politicised, stalled, or both.

CPJ has documented at least 12 incidents of threats and physical harm against journalists reporting on the presidential election campaign, Sunday’s vote and its aftermath.

During his five-day visit, RSF’s representative is due to meet with government officials, journalists and news media.

Alioune Tine, a human rights defender and political activist who was arrested and detained for organizing a demonstration against the third-term bid of President Abdoulaye Wade, was released without charge on January 30, 2012 after a 72-hour detention.

“Le Quotidien” editor Mamadou Biaye and reporter Mamadou Ticko Diatta were given handed three-month prison terms over a story alleging that the deputy mayor of the district had links to an armed separatist group.

Malick Noel Seck was jailed for two years on October 20, 2011 over a protest letter he wrote to the Constitutional Court, asking it to reject the third-term candidacy of President Abdoulaye Wade for the 2012 presidential election.

The terms under which the government contracts the provision of water services are being discussed without consultation with affected stakeholders, says the organisation.

Malick Noel Seck was sentenced to two years imprisonment over his protest letter to the Constitutional Council asking it to reject the third term candidacy of the incumbent President Abdoulaye Wade.

Malick Noel Seck had earlier petitioned the constitutional court not to accept the candidacy of incumbent President Wade for the 2012 presidential election.

Félix Zalé, Ahmet Bachir Ndiáye and Mamadou Diowere were accused of “discrediting the police” in a front-page story that accused them of using violence to quell a demonstration.

Oumar Cyrille Touré was released after about 24 hours in police custody, following remarks he made at a rally criticising President Wade’s bid to run for a third term in office.

Four journalists were summoned to the Department of Criminal Investigations over an article critical of the president’s aides and interrogated for more than 10 hours.

Following the attack on Alioune Tine and Oumar Diallo, Human Rights Watch calls for the government to allow peaceful demonstrations and end threats against activists.

Participants in a seminar organised by ARTICLE 19 and Forum Civil urge the government and other stakeholders to sensitise and train public servants to enable them to fully implement the access to information law and support the realisation of a transparent system of government.