UN calls for immediate release of former Niger leader Mohamed Bazoum

UN Calls on Niger Junta to Free Former President

Click to expand Image Former Niger President Mohamed Bazoum at the Elysee Palace in Paris, February 16, 2023. © 2023 Michel Euler/AP Photo Niger’s junta has detained former Nigerien president Mohamed Bazoum and his wife  at the presidential palace in the capital, Niamey, since the military coup in July 2023.This month the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, an independent expert body that investigates cases of deprivation of lib…

UN calls for immediate release of former Niger leader Mohamed Bazoum

The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention called for the immediate release of Mohamed Bazoum and his wife, Hadiza, on Monday, February 10.

Club de Madrid Members join the "Free Bazoum" campaign

Club de Madrid is deeply concerned about the ongoing detention of Niger’s democratically elected President, Mohamed Bazoum, and his wife, who have been held under house arrest since the coup in July 2023. In support of the “Free Bazoum” campaign, initiated by Vanguard Africa and endorsed by numerous global leaders, several of the Members of Club de Madrid have actively joined the petition advocating for President Bazoum’s liberation. This collec…

The United Nations rejected the regime in place and stressed that the junta "successfully provided no explanation for the length of his detention, as well as the absence of a trial before the competent Niger courts".

Niger : L’ONU Dénonce La Détention Arbitraire De Mohamed Bazoum

L’Organisation des Nations unies (ONU) a qualifié d’arbitraire la détention de Mohamed Bazoum et de son épouse Hadiza Bazoum. Cette déclaration intervient alors que leurs [...]