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Human Rights – 2005

In October 2005, freedom of speech was restricted when the government closed down Senegal’s leading private radio for a day under special instructions from the Interior Ministry after the station interviewed one of the leaders of the MFDC. Employees of the station were detained.¹ Earlier that year a minor opposition leader was arrested on charges of inciting unrest. The communications ministry released a statement which argued that Senegal’s democratic institutions could not accommodate what it termed assaults that could lead to chaos.²

1. “Senegal: Authorities Close Radios, Detain Staff Over Interview of Separatist Leader,” United Nations Integrated Regional Information Networks, October 17, 2005.
2. “Senegal Government Defends Jailing Opposition Leader,” United States Fed News, May 31, 2005.