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Author: Wells, Matthew

Title: Off the Backs of the Children: Forced Begging and other Abuse Against Talibes in Senegal

Summary: Tens of thousand of children attending residential Quranic schools, or daaras, in Senegal are subjected to conditions that meet the international definition of being akin to slavery, and are forced to endure often extreme forms of abuse, neglect, and exploitation by the teachers, or marabouts, who serve as their de facto quardians. The vast majority of these children, known as talibes, are under 12 years old, though many are as young as four. Many teachers force the children to beg on the streets for long hours - a practice that meets the international definition of a worst form of child labor. This report concludes that without state regulation and a commitment to hold accountable those that abuse and exploit these boys, the widespread problem of forced child begging in Senegal will worsen.

Details: New York: Human Rights Watch, 2010. 102p.

Source: Internet Resource

Year: 2010

Country: Senegal

Keywords: Child Abuse

Shelf Number: 119178


Author: Nath, Dipika

Title: Fear for Life: Violence Against Gay Men and Men Perceived as Gay in Senegal

Summary: Violence against people on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender expression escalated in Senegal starting in early 2008. Men who identify as or are perceived to be gay have become targets of popular vengeance and arbitrary arrests. Abuses have included police beatings and arbitrary detention; physical threat, assault, and verbal abuse by private individuals; and blackmail, extortion, and robbery. Although recent panics over homosexuality cast it as a new and foreign phenomenon in Senegal, all anecdotal and documentary evidence suggests that same-sex relations between men as well as women have long existed in Senegalese society, even if the terms have changed over time. What is new is the manipulation of anti-gay sentiment by some Senegalese political and religious leaders, which has fed an upsurge in private actor violence. Some religious leaders and Senegalese media have contributed to the upsurge by giving prominent coverage to the hate-mongering and offering virtually no counter-narrative. Fear for Life helps fill that gap, revealing the impact of violence on individual lives and examining some of the underlying causes of the current intolerance. The report looks in detail at two key incidents—the “gay marriage” scandal of February 2008 and the arrest of the “nine homosexuals of Mbao” in December 2008—and examines several other cases that show the climate of fear and suspicion in which these attacks take place. It concludes with a call to Senegalese authorities to uphold the fundamental rights of all persons, end impunity for perpetrators of attacks, and promote a culture of tolerance.

Details: New York: Human Rights Watch, 2010. 95p.

Source: Internet Resource: Accessed December 3, 2010 at: http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2010/11/30/fear-life-0

Year: 2010

Country: Senegal

Keywords: Hate Crimes

Shelf Number: 120366


Author: Diarisso, Boubacar

Title: Illicit drug trading in Dakar: Dimensions and intersections with governance

Summary: The authors provide a thorough analysis of the situation with regard to illegal drugs in Senegal's capital, Dakar. The paper focuses on cannabis, cocaine and heroine, as well as counterfeit pharmaceutical products. It discusses the extent of cultivation, patterns of consumption, international trafficking methods and routes, the role of women, police action and the impact of trafficking on governance. It is concluded that while there is no evidence that hard drugs are manufactured in Dakar and there are insufficient indicators for Dakar being a drug trafficking hub, it is evident that crime networks are interested in exploiting the city for the channelling of drugs to other parts of the world.

Details: Pretoria: Institute for Security Studies, 2014. 10p.

Source: Internet Resource: ISS Paper 260: Accessed August 14, 2014 at: http://www.issafrica.org/uploads/Paper260.pdf

Year: 2014

Country: Senegal

Keywords: Drug Markets

Shelf Number: 133052


Author: Diallo, Ismaila

Title: Confronting Crime Networks in Dakar

Summary: Organised crime is increasing in Dakar, Senegal, involving drug trafficking, illicit pharmaceutical products and cybercrime. The implications for urban governance range from the risk of undermining the rule of law to state governance being weakened and replaced by criminal governance. Solutions that are well informed, comprehensive and sustainable are required. They should also involve subregional and international collaboration. The government needs to identify the actors involved, improve law enforcement, adapt relevant laws to newly emerging needs and adopt a comprehensive approach to the problem, while involving civil society in finding possible solutions.

Details: Pretoria, South Africa: Institute for Security Studies, 2014. 8p.

Source: Internet Resource: Policy Brief 65: Accessed November 3, 2014 at: http://www.issafrica.org/uploads/PolBrief65.pdf

Year: 2014

Country: Senegal

Keywords: Criminal Networks

Shelf Number: 133950


Author: Standing, Andre

Title: Corruption and state-corporate crime in fisheries

Summary: This U4 Issue paper describes corruption in the fisheries sector through the lens of state-corporate crime. It presents a case study from Senegal where Russian, European and Asian fishing firms, supported by their home governments, gained access to overfished stocks that are vital to local food security and the artisanal fishing sector. The discussion draws on further evidence from other countries and elaborates on the main observations from Senegal about the nature and implications of state-corporate crime in fisheries, including the role of corruption. The paper considers the policy implications for the international fight against corruption and illegal fishing, and argues that existing approaches based on law enforcement is insufficient. International efforts to address fisheries crime will require political reforms, including advancing democratic governance and human rights,

Details: Bergen, NO: Anti-Corruption Resource Centre, Chr. Michelsen Institute, 2015. 25p.

Source: Internet Resource: U4 Issue 2015:15: Accessed July 15, 2015 at: http://www.u4.no/publications/corruption-and-state-corporate-crime-in-fisheries/

Year: 2015

Country: Senegal

Keywords: Corruption

Shelf Number: 136039


Author: Blede, Barthelemy

Title: Threats to Senegal's fishing sector: A case study from the Ziguinchor region

Summary: Fishing is of key socio-economic importance to the Senegalese economy, especially in the Ziguinchor region. However, the sector faces several challenges, including illegal fishing, insufficient infrastructure and weak human and material resources particularly in the regional fisheries services. Senegal has learnt from experience that allowing local communities and professionals to manage sites where fish is unloaded seems to pay off, although the sector needs more initiatives of this kind. The major outstanding challenges are building fishing ports, and adopting or strengthening measures to counter the effects of dwindling fish species. Nature has endowed the Ziguinchor region with an abundance of fish. This natural advantage has transformed fishing into a major socio-economic activity in a region that still bears the brunt of the Casamance rebellion. However, the sector faces major challenges, amongst which are illegal, undeclared and unregulated fishing, inadequate port facilities, funding access constraints, deforestation and coastal erosion. Several initiatives have been adopted to counter these, the most important being participatory fisheries management and the creation of protected marine areas. Setting up local and community heritage areas may also contribute to curbing the erosion of resources if they are granted clear legal status so they can prevent conflicts between fishermen from within and outside of the locality.

Details: Pretoria: Institute for Security Studies, 2014. 12p.

Source: Internet Resource: West Africa Report, Issue 15: Accessed March 30, 2016 at: https://www.issafrica.org/uploads/WestAfricaReport15.pdf

Year: 2015

Country: Senegal

Keywords: Fishing Industry

Shelf Number: 138499


Author: 28 Too Many

Title: Country Profile: FGM in Senegal

Summary: This Country Profile provides comprehensive information on FGM in Senegal, detailing current research on FGM and providing information on the political, anthropological and sociological contexts in which FGM is practised. It also reflects on how to strengthen anti-FGM programmes and accelerate the eradication of this harmful practice. The purpose of this report is to enable those committed to ending FGM, through the provision of information, to shape their own policies and practices to create positive, sustainable change. It is estimated that 25.7% of women (aged 15-49) have undergone FGM in Senegal.

Details: London: 28 Too Many, 2015. 78p.

Source: Internet Resource: Accessed October 12, 2018 at: https://www.28toomany.org/static/media/uploads/Country%20Research%20and%20Resources/Senegal/senegal_country_profile_v2_(august_2018).pdf

Year: 2015

Country: Senegal

Keywords: Female Genital Mutilation

Shelf Number: 152913


Author: Offerdahl, Thomas G.

Title: A Systematic Analysis of the Challenges of Policing Senegal: The Role of the Police in Democracy

Summary: Little is known about the role of the police in Africa, and even less about the police in francophone African countries. Intrastate conflicts and peace-building after the Cold War tied policing to personal security, democracy, and sustainable development. Senegal has a stable democracy and police forces that were established prior to Senegalese independence in 1960, but it is still uncertain if they can become a police force that contributes to national and personal security capable of dealing with human and narcotic trafficking, transnational crimes, and international terrorism. This study investigates the challenges facing the Senegalese police forces and their impact on the Senegalese national and personal security environment. The primary police services face challenges with resources, capacity, terrorism, and transnational crime. The major finding is that the centralized structure of the Senegalese police, controlled by a semi-authoritarian president and the political elites, prevents the police from becoming a public safety institution able to address matters of personal security. This dynamic isolates the police from the Senegalese citizens and atrophies their ability to combat crime, preventing their development into a public safety institution.

Details: Scranton, Pennsylvania: University of Scranton, 2016. 107.

Source: Internet Resource: Accessed January 30, 2019 at: https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/1029883.pdf

Year: 2016

Country: Senegal

Keywords: Africa

Shelf Number: 154387


Author: Human Rights Watch

Title: "There is Enormous Suffering": Serious Abuses Against Talibe Children in Senegal, 2017-2018

Summary: Nearly 10 years after Human Rights Watch's first report documenting abuses against talibe children in Senegal, the scale of ongoing abuse remains staggering. Over 100,000 talibe children living in unregulated, traditional Quranic boarding schools, known as daaras, are forced to beg daily by their Quranic teachers. Thousands live in squalor, subject to various forms of neglect or abuse. "There Is Enormous Suffering" documents scores of serious abuses committed against talibe children in 2017 and 2018 by Quranic teachers or their assistants. The abuses took place in eight of Senegal's 14 regions, and include forced begging, beatings, sexual abuse, chaining, imprisonment, and the deaths of 16 talibe children due to abuse, neglect or endangerment. The report also documents human trafficking and dangers linked to talibe migration, including talibes abandoned in distant cities and children who end up in the streets after fleeing abusive daaras. Some parents perpetuate the abuse by repeatedly returning runaway children to abusive or exploitative daaras. This report calls on the Senegalese government to take urgent action to inspect and regulate daaras, protect talibes from abuse and forced begging, crack down on the trafficking of talib children, and bring perpetrators to justice. Senegal should also make funding available to daaras that respect children's rights, and take steps to strengthen the under-resourced regional child protection services providing aid to runaway talibes and abuse victims.

Details: S.L.: Human Rights Watch, 2019. 81p.

Source: Internet Resource: Accessed June 17, 2019 at: https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/report_pdf/senegal0619_web2_2.pdf

Year: 2019

Country: Senegal

Keywords: Child Exploitation

Shelf Number: 156430


Author: Human Rights Watch

Title: "There Is Enormous Suffering": Serious Abuses Against Talibe Children in Senegal, 2017-2018

Summary: Nearly 10 years after Human Rights Watch's first report documenting abuses against talibe children in Senegal, the scale of ongoing abuse remains staggering. Over 100,000 talibe children living in unregulated, traditional Quranic boarding schools, known as daaras, are forced to beg daily by their Quranic teachers. Thousands live in squalor, subject to various forms of neglect or abuse. "There Is Enormous Suffering" documents scores of serious abuses committed against talibe children in 2017 and 2018 by Quranic teachers or their assistants. The abuses took place in eight of Senegal's 14 regions, and include forced begging, beatings, sexual abuse, chaining, imprisonment, and the deaths of 16 talibe children due to abuse, neglect or endangerment. The report also documents human trafficking and dangers linked to talibe migration, including talibes abandoned in distant cities and children who end up in the streets after fleeing abusive daaras. Some parents perpetuate the abuse by repeatedly returning runaway children to abusive or exploitative daaras. This report calls on the Senegalese government to take urgent action to inspect and regulate daaras, protect talibes from abuse and forced begging, crack down on the trafficking of talibe children, and bring perpetrators to justice. Senegal should also make funding available to daaras that respect children's rights, and take steps to strengthen the under-resourced regional child protection services providing aid to runaway talibes and abuse victims.

Details: New York: Author, 2019. 81p.

Source: Internet Resource: Accessed June 26, 2019 at: https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/report_pdf/senegal0619_web2_2.pdf

Year: 2019

Country: Senegal

Keywords: Begging

Shelf Number: 156706