Press Release - Prioritize Fundamental Rights and Freedoms
Senegal 's newly elected president, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, should make protecting and promoting human rights a priority during his presidency, both within Human Rights Watch outlined five key recommendations to improve human rights in Senegal , urging Faye, during his term in office, to fight impunity for security forces' abuse; promote and protect the rights to freedom of expression, assembly, and association; improve prison conditions; prioritize rights and saving lives when addressing...
Faye is the secretary general of the African Patriots of Senegal for Work, Ethics, and Fraternity party, the main opposition groupon April 14, 2023, following a Facebook message in which he criticized magistrates and was charged with"undermining state security" and fomenting insurrection, among others. Faye was"By taking bold steps to strengthen human rights protections, President Faye would turn the page on the last years of violence, abuse, and impunity," Allegrozzi said.
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