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Niger: Niger Probe - Soldiers Executed Dozens of Civilians
DW, 5 September 2020
An investigation into the deaths of more than a hundred people last year has put the blame on the country's army. Dozens of people disappeared after an Islamist attack at a… Read more »
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West Africa: Fear of Terror and the Military in Niger
DW, 16 September 2020
The recent discovery of 71 bodies in six mass graves in Niger is not an isolated incident. In the Sahel region countries, soldiers repeatedly violate the rights of civilians. Read more »
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Niger: Niger Passes New Law On Interception of Communications
IFEX, 31 August 2020
Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) Read more »
Report Points Finger at Niger Army for Missing Civilians
An investigation into the deaths of more than one hundred people in Niger in 2019, has laid the blame on the army. The country's National Commission on Human Rights said in a new report, that many of those that are missing, are feared executed. The watchdog said it was investigating earlier reports from human rights group Amnesty International that said the armies of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso were responsible for more than 200 disappearances.
InFocus
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Anger is still simmering nearly a week after France issued a warning against travel to Niger. France classified the entire country except capital Niamey as red, under its ... Read more »
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French Prime Minister Jean Castex has led tributes to six French aid workers killed by suspected jihadists in Niger. The ceremony was held at Paris's Orly airport in front of the ... Read more »
