Several civil society organizations on Saturday, April 24, called on politicians to promote dialogue, for the authorities to respect the rule of law, with a background of concern: the insecurity that destabilizes several regions of the country and hinders civilian activities.
From education, through health and politics: civil society actors express a range of complaints. Before the press on Saturday, they first launched a call to political parties to encourage them to promote dialogue following the election challenges.
A call on the authorities to respect freedom of expression and demand the release of certain civil society activists.
Activist Sanoussi Mahamane has condemned a wave of arbitrary arrests in recent months. “We condemn the arrests because they are arbitrary and targeted arrests. There are more than 400 young people and women arrested for crime of opinion. It is a problem created and maintained to discourage civil society organizations. ”
Another problem: security. Civil society actors condemn the deterioration of the security climate in the Diffa, Tillabéri, Tahoua and Agadez-Dirkou axis regions, in particular with kidnappings of people and deadly attacks on civilians. They call for a larger deployment of security forces before the situation gets out of hand.
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