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Families of Senegal ferry disaster victims seek justice

Families of Senegal ferry disaster victims seek justice The families of the nearly 2,000 victims of a Senegalese ferry that sank in 2002 are still seeking justice eight years after one of history’s worst maritime disasters. Read more on AFP … Continue reading

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Senegal security forces violating human rights with impunity: report

[JURIST] Senegalese security forces are engaging in systematic torture, often leading to the death of those detained, according to a report [text, PDF] released Wednesday by Amnesty International (AI) [advocacy website]. AI claims that this leaves victims’ families with no … Continue reading

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