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Niger: crackdown on justice sector unions and judicial independence under threat 21/08/2025 Déclaration Niger Défenseurs des droits humains Tingey Injury Law Firm / Unsplash The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a collaborative initiative of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), strongly condemns the dissolution […]
Burkina Faso takes action against UN representative over critical report The military-led government in Burkina Faso has declared the UN’s top representative in the country, Carol Flore-Smereczniak, persona non grata following the release of a damning UN report on child rights violations. This marks the second time in three years that the junta has expelled […]