Tiani defines Niger rights observatory’s missions
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Tamtaminfo
Nigerien President Abdourahamane Tiani signed, on 14 October 2026, an ordinance defining the missions of the National Observatory for Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. The institution will be able to visit places of detention, report violations to the authorities and help victims access legal assistance, according to a statement from the General Secretariat of the Government relayed by Aïr-Info Agadez.
Nigerien President Army General Abdourahamane Tiani signed an ordinance on 14 October 2026 defining the missions of the National Observatory for Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ONDH/LF), an institution provided for under Article 72 of the Charter of Refoundation, according to a statement from the General Secretariat of the Government.
The Observatory will be responsible for promoting and protecting human rights, conducting announced or unannounced visits to places of detention, examining the situation of people deprived of their liberty and recommending measures to the authorities to prevent torture and ill-treatment. Its visits will not cover the State Security Council, the statement said.
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