Human Rights Watch Call on Niger's Junta to Release Former President, Mohamed Bazoum

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Human Rights Watch called on Niger's ruling military regime to release former President Mohamed Bazoum, who has been detained since the coup that ousted him on July 26, 2023. Bazoum, who was elected president in 2021, has been detained with his wife, Hadiza, in a wing of the presidential palace since the coup, according to his lawyer. "The authorities should immediately release former President Mohamed Bazoum, who remains arbitrarily detained, t…

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It was in the name of the restoration of security and sovereignty that a junta ousted civilian power in July 2023 in Niger. Since then, the country's situation has deteriorated in security and socio-economic terms. In response, the regime strengthens its grip on the institutions and fiercely represses discordant voices. Surprising, the resignation of the political class and civil society reveals the weak institutionalisation of the democratic ga…