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SENEGAL
List of Documents
1.
General Information and Maps
Source:
United Nations. Geospatial Information Section.
Date of Document:
November 2020
Accessed Date:
4 June 2021
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.
Date of Document:
8 June 2021
Accessed Date:
16 June 2021
Title:
List of issues in relation to the fifth periodic report of Senegal
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Committee.
Date of Document:
10 April 2019
Accessed Date:
8 May 2020
Title:
List of issues in relation to the fifth periodic report of Senegal. Addendum: Replies of Senegal to the list of issues.
Code:
CCPR/C/SEN/Q/5/Add.1
Date of Document:
19 August 2019
Accessed Date:
8 May 2020
Title:
Senegal. Social Security Programs Throughout the World: Africa, 2019.
Source:
United States. Social Security Administration.
Date of Document:
September 2019
Accessed Date:
8 May 2020
Title:
BTI 2020 Country Report — Senegal
Source:
Bertelsmann Stiftung
Accessed Date:
8 May 2020
Source:
France. Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères.
Date of Document:
January 2021
Accessed Date:
4 June 2021
Source:
United States. Congressional Research Service.
Date of Document:
18 March 2019
Accessed Date:
4 June 2021
Title:
Sénégal. L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde.
Source:
L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde
Date of Document:
26 November 2020
Accessed Date:
4 June 2021
Title:
Senegal. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2021.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
12 April 2022
Accessed Date:
20 April 2022
Title:
Senegal. Amnesty International Report 2020/21: The State of the World's Human Rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
7 April 2021
Accessed Date:
4 June 2021
Title:
Senegal. Freedom in the World 2021.
Accessed Date:
4 June 2021
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
Title:
Senegal: Respect Free Expression, Assembly
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
12 March 2021
Accessed Date:
4 June 2021
3.
Identification Documents and Citizenship
Title:
Senegal. U.S. Visa: Reciprocity and Civil Documents by Country.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Accessed Date:
4 June 2021
Title:
Loi no 61-70 du 7 mars 1961, Code de la nationalité sénégalaise
Accessed Date:
26 November 2012
Title:
Loi constitutionnelle n° 2016-10 du 05 avril 2016 portant révision de la Constitution
Accessed Date:
8 May 2020
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 61-10 du 07 mars 1961 déterminant la nationalité, modifiée
Accessed Date:
23 September 2014
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:
Les démarches administratives pour l'obtention de pièces d'état civil : Guide de l'usager
Source:
Ministère de l'intégration africaine du NEPAD et de la promotion de la bonne gouvernance
Accessed Date:
4 June 2021
4.
Political Activities and Organizations
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
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:
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
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
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
Editor:
Juliane Kippenberg
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:
Sénégal: Les mutilations sexuelles féminines (MSF)
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
15 May 2019
Accessed Date:
8 May 2020
Title:
Eighth periodic report submitted by Senegal under article 18 of the Convention, due in 2019
Source:
United Nations. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.
Date of Document:
12 December 2019
Accessed Date:
8 May 2020
Title:
“These Children Don't Belong in the Streets”: A Roadmap for Ending Exploitation, Abuse of Talibés in Senegal
Source:
Human Rights Watch; la Plateforme pour la Promotion et la Protection des Droits Humains
Date of Document:
16 December 2019
Accessed Date:
4 June 2021
Title:
Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) on Senegal
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
13 February 2020
Accessed Date:
4 June 2021
Title:
Code de la famille sénégalais
Accessed Date:
16 June 2021
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 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 2020.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
25 June 2020
Accessed Date:
16 June 2021
Title:
Senegal. 2020 Crime and Safety Report.
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
7 April 2020
Accessed Date:
8 May 2020
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
Title:
Concluding observations on the report submitted by Senegal under article 29 (1) of the Convention. Addendum: Information received from Senegal on follow-up to the concluding observations.
Code:
CED/C/SEN/CO/1/Add.1
Date of Document:
17 May 2018
Accessed Date:
4 June 2021
Title:
Senegal Corruption Report
Source:
GAN Integrity. Risk and Compliance Portal.
Date of Document:
August 2020
Accessed Date:
4 June 2021
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
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:
December 2016
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
Title:
Concluding observations on the fourth periodic report of Senegal. Addendum: Information received from Senegal on follow-up to the concluding observations.
Code:
CAT/C/SEN/CO/4/Add.1
Date of Document:
7 March 2019
Accessed Date:
8 May 2020
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:
State of Internet Freedom in Senegal 2019: Mapping Trends in Government Internet Controls, 1999-2019
Source:
Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA)
Date of Document:
January 2020
Editor:
Ashnah Kalemera et al.
Accessed Date:
8 May 2020
Title:
Senegal. International Religious Freedom Report for 2020.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
12 May 2021
Accessed Date:
4 June 2021
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
Title:
Combined nineteenth to twenty-third periodic reports submitted by Senegal under article 9 of the Convention, due in 2015
Date of Document:
31 October 2019
Accessed Date:
8 May 2020
14.
Exit/Entry and Freedom of Movement
Title:
Contribution de la société civile à la coopération Union Européene-Afrique en matière de migration : le cas du Sénégal
Source:
European Council on Refugees and Exiles
Accessed Date:
8 May 2020
Title:
Senegal: Figure Analysis – Displacement Related to Conflict and Violence
Source:
Norwegian Refugee Council. Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre.
Date of Document:
May 2019
Accessed Date:
8 May 2020
Title:
Principal Refugees, IDPs and Stateless Persons in West and Central Africa
Source:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees et al.
Date of Document:
12 September 2019
Accessed Date:
8 May 2020
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 30 June 2021:
Title:
Senegal. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2020.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
30 March 2021
URL:
https://www.state.gov/reports/2020-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/senegal
Accessed Date:
12 April 2021
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