Amnesty International on Thursday warned that Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger’s recent decision to submit formal notifications of withdrawal from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) paints a bleak future for thousands of conflict survivors, denying their
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Military strike that killed 17 Niger civilians may be war crime, investigation finds
A military drone strike in western Niger killed at least 17 civilians, including four children, and injured at least 13 others when it hit a crowded market on January 6, according to a Human Rights Watch investigation released Monday.
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Algeria Expells Migrants Into Niger
A recent Human Rights Watch report reveals that Algeria has been expelling thousands of migrants into its landlocked neighbor to the Southeast: Niger. HRW says some 3,400 migrants have been expelled since September and over 16,000 in 2020 so far.…
Man Living “The Terminal” Interminably
Eissa Muhamad was deported from Israel for being present in the nation without authorization. He was sent by air back to his home nation of Niger. But Niger refused him entry. So he was returned to Israel. Then Israel re-returned…
Where Anti-Trafficking Laws Are Reducing Migration
The Sahara, photo by Luca GaluzziIsn’t that a wonderfully click-baity header? Where, pray tell, are anti-trafficking laws having a major impact? It’s not the United States. It’s in Niger.As the BBC reports, Niger has been criminally prosecuting…
At the Movies: Wallah Je te jure
WALLAH – je te jure trailer from marcello merletto on Vimeo.”Wallah Je te jure” is a documentary filmed in 2016 in Niger, directed by Marcello Merletto and produced by the International Organization for Migration. It tells the…
Intimidation of Nonprofits in Niger
On this blog we have read recently about repressive regimes in China and Zimbabwe singling out the nonprofit/ngo sector for harassment and prosecution. Similar repression is taking place in Niger, where I regularly travel to perform legal research.Since the mid-1990s, Niger…
Niger Tells Doctors Without Borders to Get Out
According to this BBC Report, the Government of Niger has order the French charitable organization, Medecins Sans Frontieres to get out.MSF says no reasons were given for the order to stop work but local media say it is suspected…
French Journalists On Trial in Niger
Two French journalists have been detained for attempting to report on the escalating level of violence in the northern part of the country of Niger. The government says the journalists were permitted to report only on the outbreak of bird…