'Human Shield': Niger's Ousted President Held by Junta
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Reversed on 26 July 2023 by a military junta that became unpopular, the democratically elected head of state has since been held in captivity. An upset fate, which is also a matter of the betrayal of his mentor.

'Human shield': Niger's ousted president held by junta
President Mohamed Bazoum has been languishing for two years along with his wife in Niger's presidential palace since his ouster by a junta, which is using them as human shields to avert foreign military intervention to free them, according to…
The president's supreme bodyguard seized power in a coup in the West African Niger. His former boss and his wife have been in isolation for two years.
The Niger authorities should immediately release former President Mohamed Bazoum, who is still arbitrarily detained, two years after being overthrown in a military coup.
NHRC Demands Answers from DSS Over Youth Leader’s Four-Year Detention Without Trial
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has formally queried the Department of State Services (DSS) regarding the prolonged detention of Ntari Danladi Hassan, a former National President of the Mumuye Youths, who has been held without trial since his arrest in 2021. The NHRC’s inquiry, detailed in a letter sent to the DSS on June 20, 2025, seeks clarification on the legal basis for Danladi’s continued detention.According to sources, Danladi …
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