Senegal: Delayed Elections Spark Violence, Repression
(Nairobi) – Senegal’s authorities should immediately open independent investigations into violence during protests on February 9 and 10, 2024, over delayed elections, Human Rights Watch said today. At least two young men and a 16-year-old boy died, while scores have been injured and at least 271 arrested. Demonstrations broke out in Dakar, the country’s capital, and several other cities after President Macky Sall announced that presidential elections, slated for February 25, would be delayed. On
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