The guard remained in pretrial detention awaiting trial at year’s end. Conflict in West Africa tends to be equated with the Liberia/Sierra Leone/Guinea nexus, but these conflicts have wider linkages, including with the Casamance, particularly through arms- and drug-trafficking networks.
Government officials were somewhat cooperative but rarely took action to address their concerns.The law criminalizes assaults and provides for punishment of one to five years in prison and a fine. The government does not have any legal obligation to engage with groups who are planning to strike, but the government sometimes engaged in dialogue with these groups.
Beyond RTS all other public media outlets including the Senegalese Press Agency and the In 2018 the National Assembly passed a new Electronic Communications Code that local bloggers, journalists, and activists strongly criticized. The need for an integrated approach to West Africas conflicts was stressed to the UN Security Council in December 2001. Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - Refugees from the Casamance conflict have a place in the quest for peace in Casamance, Robert Sagna, president of the Casamance Peace Reflection Group (GRPC), said on Thursday in Bulock, Gambia, a vill ... 24 november 2019 13:42:42. "Understanding The Casamance Conflict: A Background". Individuals associated with various factions of the separatist Movement of Democratic Forces of the Casamance (MFDC) continued to rob and harass local populations. In regions outside Dakar, in particular, persons with disabilities were still effectively excluded from access to these positions.The Ministry for Health and Social Action is responsible for protecting the rights of persons with disabilities.Discrimination against individuals of lower castes continued, and intellectuals or businesspersons from lower castes often tried to conceal their caste identity.Consensual same-sex sexual activity between adults, referred to in law as an “unnatural act,” is a criminal offense, and penalties range from one to five years’ imprisonment and fines of between 100,000 and 1.5 million CFA francs ($170 and $2,500); however, the law was rarely enforced. Sagna later obtained release on bail, although his case remained pending.Radio was the most important medium of mass information and source of news due to the high illiteracy rate. The ministry conducted educational campaigns to address the problem.Pornography is prohibited, and pornography involving children younger than 16 is considered pedophilia and punishable by up to two years’ imprisonment and fines of up to 300,000 CFA francs ($500).Exploitation of women and girls in prostitution and sex trafficking was a problem, particularly in the southeast gold-mining region of Kedougou. Authorities repatriated these individuals back to Senegal, and judicial action remained ongoing.Some prison and detention center conditions were harsh and potentially life-threatening due to food shortages, overcrowding, poor sanitation, and inadequate medical care.In addition to overcrowding, the National Organization for Human Rights, a nongovernmental organization (NGO), identified lack of adequate sanitation as a major problem. The tribunal may try civilians only if they were involved with military personnel who violated military law. Since 1982, the separatist Mouvement des Forces Démocratiques de la Casamance (MFDC) has been fighting for an independent Casamance, first through popular protest, then since 1990 through a guerrilla war. Annyssa Bellal, Pascal Bongard, Ezequiel Heffes Internal armed conflict Twenty-five people remained in custody after 14 people were killed on 7 January 2018 in the forest of Boffa-Bayotte, in Casamance, Southern Senegal. Women’s rights groups and officials from the Ministry of Women, Family, and Gender stated child marriage was a significant problem, particularly in the more rural areas in the south, east, and northeast. The Ministry of Labor is responsible for enforcing the minimum wage.