The following report has been drafted ahead of Niger’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) scheduled for April-May 2026. Amnesty International assesses the country’s progress in implementing key recommendations from its last UPR cycle, with a sharp focus on arbitrary detentions, illegal arrests, the plight of human rights defenders, and press freedom.
The analysis also scrutinizes Niger’s national human rights framework, particularly in relation to the constitutional right to freedom of expression and media liberty.
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