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February 21, 2025 Dispatches

A Bleak Future for Democracy in Niger

National Commission Calls for a Minimum 5-year Transition, Amnesty for Coup Leaders

The head of Niger's military junta, Brig. Gen. Abdourahamane Tiani, attends the opening of the commission responsible for conducting the national conference in Niamey, February 15, 2025.
February 12, 2025 Dispatches

UN Calls on Niger Junta to Free Former President

Authorities Should Immediately Release Mohamed Bazoum, Other Political Detainees

Former Niger President Mohamed Bazoum at the Elysee Palace in Paris, February 16, 2023.
February 4, 2025 Dispatches

Sahel States’ Withdrawal from ECOWAS Undermines Accountability

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger End Citizens’ Access to West African Regional Court

 West African leaders before an Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, August 10, 2023.
January 16, 2025 News Release

West Africa: Civilians Unprotected in Conflicts

Crackdowns on Dissent, Civic Space; Fewer Opportunities for Justice

The leaders of Niger, Gen. Abdourahamane Tiani (C), Mali, Col. Assimi Goita (L), and Burkina Faso, Capt. Ibrahim Traore (R), show the documents of the Confederation of Sahel States, which they signed during their first summit in Niamey, Niger, July 6, 2024.
December 9, 2024 News Release

Niger: Prominent Civil Society Activist Arbitrarily Arrested

Immediately Release Moussa Tiangari; Drop All Charges

Moussa Tiangari
October 15, 2024 Dispatches

Niger Counterterrorism Decree Targets Political Opponents

Junta Provisionally Strips 9 People of Nigerien Nationality

Abdou Pagoui Hamidine, provisionally stripped of his nationality by an October 10, 2024 decree signed by Niger’s junta leader, Gen. Abdourahamane Tiani, Paris.
September 30, 2024 News Release

Niger: New Terrorism Database Threatens Rights

Suspend Ordinance Until International Human Rights Standards Are Met

Police officers on the sidelines of a march in support of the coup plotters in Niger’s capital, Niamey, July 30, 2023. © 2023 Djibo Issifou/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images
July 25, 2024 News Release

Niger: Rights in Free Fall a Year After Coup

Crackdown on Opposition, Media; No Oversight of Military Spending

Mohamed Toumba, an officer involved in the ouster of Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum, addresses supporters of the military junta in Niamey, Niger, August 6, 2023.
June 13, 2024 Dispatches

Niger Court May Lift Immunity of Ex-President After Unfair Proceedings

Mohamed Bazoum Denied Access to Lawyers, Evidence

Former Niger President Mohamed Bazoum at the Elysee Palace in Paris, February 16, 2023.
March 20, 2024 Commentary

No Business as Usual at Italy’s G7 Africa Meeting

People sit on the ground of the overcrowded migrant reception center on Lampedusa, an Italian island in the Mediterranean Sea, on September 16, 2023.
February 2, 2024 Dispatches

Another Niger Media Organization Suspended

Authorities Should End Attacks on Press Freedom, Free Expression

Police officers on the sidelines of a march in support of the coup plotters in Niger’s capital, Niamey, July 30, 2023. © 2023 Djibo Issifou/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images
February 2, 2024 Dispatches

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger Quit Regional Bloc

Action Will Prevent Citizens from Seeking Justice through ECOWAS Court

 West African leaders before an Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, August 10, 2023.
October 26, 2023 Statement

Niger: Authorities Putting Rights at Risk

Release Those Arbitrarily Held, Ensure Free Expression, Curtail Violence

Police officers on the sidelines of a march in support of the coup plotters in Niger’s capital, Niamey, July 30, 2023. © 2023 Djibo Issifou/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images
October 20, 2023 Statement

Oral Statement at the 77th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights

August 11, 2023 News Release

Niger: Ensure Safety, Rights of Detained President

Mohamed Bazoum, Family Members Denied Food, Basic Services, Legal Counsel

Demonstrators protest the military’s detention of President Mohamed Bazoum in Niamey, Niger on July 26, 2023.

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