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Niger’s Emerging Terrorism Database Poses Risks to Human Rights

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has voiced strong objections to a recent decree from the Nigerien government, which greenlights the formation of a database targeting individuals suspected of terrorist activities. The organization argues that this legislation seriously infringes upon essential human rights by utilizing "overly vague criteria" for determining who gets placed on the list, consequently "denying due process" to those affected. Ilaria Allegrozzi, a Senior Researcher specializing in the Sahel region, expressed concern…

after the attack on Baroua, the hope of persevering against Boko

Although sixteen soldiers died in the attack on Baroua, near Nigeria, on the night of August 25, no civilians were injured or killed. Niger's defense forces therefore opposed Boko Haram's jihadists. According to the ministry, about 50 terrorists have been neutralized. Baroua was not by chance: this municipality is the first where the state organized the relocation of displaced persons as part of its…

Tillabéri deputies challenge the authorities

Deputies from the Tillabéri region of Niger - 18 signatories out of a total of 26 - are challenging the country's authorities in a statement on the security situation in this part of the country. In the course of a month, 98 civilians and 19 gendarmes were killed in three of the six departments in the region, elected officials…

the rise in terrorist attacks is hitting hard

In Niger, the increase in attacks by jihadist groups in the north is hitting the agricultural sector hard. While the sowing season is in full swing, farmers are finding it increasingly difficult to access their fields, pastoralists are stranded in the south and thus miss the transition period. In the middle of the winter…

An upsurge in attacks on civilians in the West

In Niger, a new massacre of civilians has been committed in the western country by suspected jihadists. At least 37 people were killed Monday afternoon in an attack in Darey-Daye, a village 40 km east of the town of Banibangou, near the border with Mali. It is a locked-in area in the Tillabéri region where atrocities perpetrated by armed Islamist groups have increased since the beginning of the year.…

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