Since 25th September, Madagascar has been plunged into an unprecedented political and social crisis. A wave of protests, unparalleled in their intensity and scale, has shaken several major cities across the country, particularly the capital, Antananarivo, as well as Antsiranana (North), Toamasina (East), and Toliara (South). According to Volker Türk, the United Nations High Commissioner […]

From 26th to 28th June, the Togolese people have been peacefully mobilising to demand justice, democracy, and political change after two decades of unchallenged power under the regime of Faure Gnassingbé. In response to these legitimate demands, the authorities have reacted with relentless violence. Everyone has witnessed scenes of harassment and beatings in the streets […]

Senegalese civil society organisations have made a solemn appeal to the Senegalese people and the authorities of the Republic of Senegal, particularly to Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko, to mobilise against enforced disappearances and the brutal repression exercised by the transitional authorities of Guinea against civil society activists.

Organisations, citizens’ movements, civil society figures and media professionals are joining forces to call for a revision of Article 255 of the Senegalese Penal Code. They denounce legislation that threatens freedom of expression and call for it to be brought into line with international human rights standards.