Talibés ruling mounts pressure on Senegal 7 July 2015 Blog 7 July 2015 Historic ruling mounts pressure on Senegal to deal with forced child begging. By Sarah Mathewson, Africa Programme Co-ordinator Good news from Senegal! In a historic ruling, the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of…
New President must not forget Senegal’s begging children during ‘new era’, say NGOs 2 April 2012 Blog, News 2 April 2012 Senegal’s new government should make it a priority to protect the estimated 50,000 children forced to beg each day on the country’s streets, a coalition of Senegalese civil society organizations, Anti-Slavery International, and Human Rights Watch said…
Senegal politicians must not ignore ‘abuse scandal’ ahead of election 23 February 2012 Blog 23 February 2012 Politicians must not use the upcoming Senegalese election (26 February) as an excuse to close their eyes to an abuse scandal currently taking place by religious teachers in Senegal responsible for the child slavery of an estimated…
‘Soft’ sentence for abusive Koranic teachers leaves children at risk in Senegal 8 September 2010 Blog 8 September 2010 A Senegalese court’s decision to only award a six-month suspended sentence to seven Koranic teachers found guilty of forcing children to beg for their own personal financial gain has left children further at risk of abuse, says…