Senegal: Controversy over the amnesty law, an interpretation rather than a repeal?

In Senegal, it is a controversial bill: it concerns the reform of the amnesty law adopted in March 2024, which provides for the exemption from prosecution of those responsible for crimes and offences committed during opposition demonstrations between February 2021 and February 2024, which resulted in at least 65 deaths. While the new authorities had promised to repeal this law, the ruling party's proposal is ultimately to interpret it rather tha…

Lamine Bara Diop, spokesman for the families of martyrs and former political detainees, expressed his support for the proposal for an interpretative law on amnesty, tabled by MP Amadou Ba (PASTEF). At a press conference, he denounced human rights violations under Macky Sall between 2021 and 2024, criticising the [...]

Adopted in March 2024, at the initiative of Macky Sall, and then denounced by the opposition and civil society, the amnesty law should be amended on 2 April by an interpretative law which, in turn, divides.

The National Assembly of Senegal will hold a plenary session on Tuesday, 2 April 2025, at 10 a.m. This convocation, signed by the president of the institution, Malick Ndiaye, provides for the consideration of Bill No.05/2025 on the interpretation of Amnesty Act No. 2024-09 of 13 March 2024. Adopted the previous year, this amnesty law has generated much debate on its scope and the beneficiaries concerned. Its interpretation by parliamentarians co…