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29 November 2019
SENEGAL
List of Documents
1.
General Information and Maps
Source:
United Nations. Cartographic Section.
Date of Document:
January 2004
Accessed Date:
26 November 2012
Title:
Sénégal - Gambie - Cap-Vert. L'Encyclopédie en ligne.
Accessed Date:
16 November 2016
Title:
Senegal. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Accessed Date:
22 November 2019
Title:
Common core document forming part of the reports of States parties: Senegal
Date of Document:
11 January 2016
Accessed Date:
16 November 2017
Title:
Senegal. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2018.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
13 March 2019
Title:
Senegal. Amnesty International Report 2017/2018: The State of the World's Human Rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
22 February 2018
Accessed Date:
9 November 2018
Title:
Senegal. Freedom in the World 2019.
Accessed Date:
4 November 2019
Title:
National report submitted in accordance with paragraph 5 of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 16/21: Senegal
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/31/SEN/1
Date of Document:
31 August 2018
Accessed Date:
21 November 2019
Title:
Compilation on Senegal
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/31/SEN/2
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
30 August 2018
Accessed Date:
21 November 2019
Title:
Summary of Stakeholders' submissions on Senegal
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/31/SEN/3
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
30 August 2018
Accessed Date:
21 November 2019
3.
Identification Documents and Citizenship
Title:
Senegal. U.S. Visa: Reciprocity and Civil Documents by Country.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Accessed Date:
5 November 2019
Title:
Loi no 61-70 du 7 mars 1961, Code de la nationalité sénégalaise
Accessed Date:
26 November 2012
Keywords:
legislation; nationality
Title:
L'enregistrement des faits d'état civils au Sénégal : mariages, naissances et décès
Source:
Senegal. Agence Nationale de la Statistique et de la Démographie.
Date of Document:
December 2015
Accessed Date:
16 November 2016
Title:
Loi n° 2016-09 du 14 mars 2016 instituant une carte d'identité biométrique CEDEAO
Accessed Date:
22 November 2017
Title:
Loi no 2013-05 portant modification de la loi no 91-10 du 7 mars 1961 déterminant la nationalité, modifiée
Accessed Date:
23 September 2014
Keywords:
children; gender equality; legislation; marriage; nationality
Title:
Requirements and procedures to obtain an Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) biometric identity card in the country and from abroad; its appearance and the information provided on it (2015-November 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
20 November 2017
Accessed Date:
29 November 2017
Title:
Demander une carte nationale d'identité
Accessed Date:
30 November 2017
Title:
Demander un bulletin de naissance
Accessed Date:
22 November 2017
4.
Political Activities and Organizations
Title:
Civic Freedom Monitor: Senegal
Source:
The International Center for Not-for-Profit Law
Date of Document:
2 September 2019
Accessed Date:
21 November 2019
Title:
I. Political Transformation. Transformation Index 2018 Country Report: Senegal.
Source:
Bertelsmann Stiftung
Accessed Date:
9 November 2018
Title:
Republic of Senegal. Election for Assemblée Nationale (Senegalese National Assembly) of 2 July 2017.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Accessed Date:
15 November 2017
Title:
Republic of Senegal. Election for President of 24 February 2019.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Accessed Date:
4 November 2019
Title:
Sénégal 2019 Rapport final: Élection présidentielle 24 février 2019
Source:
European Union. Election Observation Mission.
Date of Document:
17 June 2019
Accessed Date:
21 November 2019
5.
Gender, Domestic Violence and Children
Title:
Excision. Sénégal: enquête démographique et de santé continue (EDS-continue) 2017.
Source:
Senegal. Agence Nationale de la Statistique et de la Démographie
Date of Document:
September 2018
Accessed Date:
21 November 2019
Title:
Report of the Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice on its mission to Senegal
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
7 April 2016
Accessed Date:
16 November 2016
Title:
Prevalence of forced marriage, including among educated women living in urban areas, and within the Fulani ethnic group; protection available to women who refuse to marry and resources available to them (2010-September 2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
13 September 2013
Accessed Date:
26 September 2014
Keywords:
children; crime; gender equality; legal system; legislation; marriage; religion
Title:
“It's Not Normal”: Sexual Exploitation, Harassment and Abuse in Secondary Schools in Senegal
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
18 October 2018
Accessed Date:
23 November 2018
Title:
Senegal. Social Institutions and Gender Index 2019.
Source:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Date of Document:
7 December 2018
Accessed Date:
21 November 2019
Title:
Concluding observations on the combined third to fifth periodic reports of Senegal
Source:
United Nations. Committee on the Rights of the Child.
Date of Document:
7 March 2016
Accessed Date:
16 November 2016
Title:
Senegal: The Law and FGM
Date of Document:
August 2018
Accessed Date:
9 November 2018
Title:
“There is Enormous Suffering': Serious Abuses Against Talibé Children in Senegal, 2017-2018
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
11 June 2019
Accessed Date:
21 November 2019
Title:
Les mariages forcés au Sénégal
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
29 September 2016
Accessed Date:
14 November 2017
Title:
Gender parity in Senegal – A continuing struggle. CMI Insight Number 2.
Source:
Chr. Michelsen Institute
Date of Document:
May 2017
Author:
Marianne Tøraasen
Accessed Date:
14 November 2017
Title:
Senegal. State-Sponsored Homophobia 2019.
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
Date of Document:
March 2019
Author:
Lucas Ramón Mendos
Accessed Date:
4 November 2019
Title:
The situation of sexual minorities, including legislation, treatment by society and authorities, state protection and support services (2014-October 2018)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
31 October 2018
Accessed Date:
28 November 2018
Title:
La situation actuelle des personnes homosexuelles
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
25 September 2014
Accessed Date:
16 November 2016
Title:
Senegal: Quash Conviction of 7 for ‘Acts Against Nature'
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
28 August 2015
Accessed Date:
3 November 2015
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; judicial efficacy; legislation; police efficacy; police/security forces; sexual minorities; social services; warrants
Title:
Senegal politician seeks explicit law against homosexuality
Date of Document:
11 May 2016
Accessed Date:
25 November 2016
7.
Criminality and Corruption
Title:
Senegal: Tier 2 Watch List. Trafficking in Persons Report 2019.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
20 June 2019
Accessed Date:
4 November 2019
Title:
Senegal. 2019 Crime and Safety Report.
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
14 March 2019
Accessed Date:
4 November 2019
Title:
Concluding observations on the report submitted by Senegal under article 29 (1) of the Convention
Source:
United Nations. Committee on Enforced Disappearances.
Date of Document:
18 April 2017
Accessed Date:
14 November 2017
8.
Military Service - (No items in this section)
9.
Judiciary, Legal and Penal Systems
Title:
Code pénal (Loi de base No. 65-60 du 21 juillet 1965 portant sur le Code pénal)
Accessed Date:
26 November 2012
Keywords:
legislation; penal system
Title:
Loi n° 2016-29 du 08 novembre 2016 modifiant la loi n° 65-60 du 21 juillet 1965 portant Code pénal
Accessed Date:
15 November 2017
Title:
Analysis of the Laws Amending the Criminal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
3 April 2017
Accessed Date:
15 November 2017
Title:
Concluding observations on the fourth periodic report of Senegal
Source:
United Nations. Committee against Torture.
Date of Document:
30 January 2019
Accessed Date:
21 November 2019
10.
Police and Security Forces - (No items in this section)
Title:
Updated Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Senegal
Date of Document:
5 October 2018
Accessed Date:
21 November 2019
Title:
Right to peaceful protest and freedom of expression must be respected amid crackdown on dissent
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
18 April 2018
Accessed Date:
9 November 2018
Title:
Senegal. International Religious Freedom Report for 2018.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
21 June 2019
Accessed Date:
4 November 2019
Title:
Faith and Development in Focus: Senegal
Source:
Georgetown University. Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs.
Date of Document:
2 May 2016
Author:
Lauren Herzog; Wilma Z. Mui
Accessed Date:
15 November 2017
13.
Nationality, Ethnicity and Race
Title:
Situation des albinos au Sénégal
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
6 April 2016
Accessed Date:
18 November 2016
Title:
Report to the Committee Against Torture regarding Senegalese with Albinism
Source:
Under the Same Sun
Date of Document:
31 March 2018
Accessed Date:
9 November 2018
14.
Exit/Entry and Freedom of Movement - (No items in this section)
15.
Labour, Employment and Unions - (No items in this section)
16.
Other - (No items in this section)
The following changes have been made to the previous package dated 29 March 2019:
Title:
Senegal. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
13 November 2018
URL:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sg.html
Accessed Date:
28 November 2018
Title:
Senegal. Freedom in the World 2018.
URL:
https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2018/senegal
Accessed Date:
23 November 2018
Title:
Senegal. U.S. Visa: Reciprocity and Civil Documents by Country.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
URL:
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Senegal.html
Accessed Date:
9 November 2018
Title:
Civic Freedom Monitor: Senegal
Source:
The International Center for Not-for-Profit Law
Date of Document:
2 September 2019
URL:
http://www.icnl.org/research/monitor/Senegal.html
Accessed Date:
9 November 2018
Title:
Excision. Sénégal: enquête démographique et de santé continue (EDS-continue) 2016.
Source:
Senegal. Agence Nationale de la Statistique et de la Démographie.
Date of Document:
August 2017
URL:
http://www.ansd.sn/ressources/rapports/EDS-C%202016.pdf
Accessed Date:
14 November 2017
Title:
Senegal. Social Institutions and Gender Index 2014.
Source:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
URL:
http://www.genderindex.org/country/senegal/
Accessed Date:
3 November 2015
Keywords:
citizenship; disappeared persons; domestic violence; election; ethnic and national groups; family law; female genital mutilation; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; freedom of the press; gender equality; identity documents; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legislation; marriage; minorities; political organizations; religion; sexual minorities; sexual violence; social services
Title:
Senegal. State-Sponsored Homophobia 2017: A world survey of sexual orientation laws: criminalisation, protection and recognition.
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
Date of Document:
May 2017
Author:
Aengus Carroll; Lucas Ramón Mendos
URL:
http://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2017_WEB.pdf
Accessed Date:
15 November 2017
Title:
Senegal: Tier 2 Watch List. Trafficking in Persons Report 2018.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
June 2018
URL:
https://www.state.gov/documents/organization/282798.pdf
Accessed Date:
9 November 2018
Title:
Senegal. 2018 Crime and Safety Report.
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
23 May 2018
URL:
https://www.osac.gov/pages/ContentReportDetails.aspx?cid=24144
Accessed Date:
9 November 2018
Title:
Senegal. International Religious Freedom Report for 2017.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
29 May 2018
URL:
http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/irf/religiousfreedom/index.htm?year=2017&dlid=280780
Accessed Date:
9 November 2018
Title:
Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Senegal
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
29 March 2018
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/03/29/submission-universal-periodic-review-senegal
Accessed Date:
9 November 2018
Title:
“I still see the Talibés Begging”: Government program to protect Talibé children in Senegal falls short
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
11 July 2017
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/report/2017/07/11/i-still-see-talibes-begging/government-program-protect-talibe-children-senegal
Accessed Date:
14 November 2017
Title:
Senegal. Freedom of the Press 2016.
URL:
https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-press/2016/senegal
Accessed Date:
18 November 2016
Title:
National report submitted in accordance with paragraph 5 of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 16/21: Senegal
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/31/SEN/1
Date of Document:
31 August 2018
URL:
https://www.undocs.org/en/A/HRC/WG.6/31/SEN/1
Accessed Date:
21 November 2019
Title:
Compilation on Senegal
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/31/SEN/2
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
30 August 2018
URL:
https://www.undocs.org/en/A/HRC/WG.6/31/SEN/2
Accessed Date:
21 November 2019
Title:
Summary of Stakeholders' submissions on Senegal
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/31/SEN/3
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
30 August 2018
URL:
https://www.undocs.org/en/A/HRC/WG.6/31/SEN/3
Accessed Date:
21 November 2019
Title:
Republic of Senegal. Election for President of 24 February 2019.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
URL:
http://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/2706/
Accessed Date:
4 November 2019
Title:
Sénégal 2019 Rapport final: Élection présidentielle 24 février 2019
Source:
European Union. Election Observation Mission.
Date of Document:
17 June 2019
URL:
https://eeas.europa.eu/election-observation-missions/eom-sénégal-2019/64208/rapport-final-de-la-mission-d’observation-électorale-de-lunion-européenne-sénégal-2019
Accessed Date:
21 November 2019
Title:
“There is Enormous Suffering': Serious Abuses Against Talibé Children in Senegal, 2017-2018
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
11 June 2019
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/report/2019/06/11/there-enormous-suffering/serious-abuses-against-talibe-children-senegal-2017-2018
Accessed Date:
21 November 2019
Title:
Concluding observations on the fourth periodic report of Senegal
Source:
United Nations. Committee against Torture.
Date of Document:
30 January 2019
URL:
https://www.undocs.org/en/CAT/C/SEN/CO/4
Accessed Date:
21 November 2019
Title:
Updated Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Senegal
Date of Document:
5 October 2018
URL:
https://www.article19.org/resources/senegal-upr-submission-on-freedom-of-expression-issues/
Accessed Date:
21 November 2019
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