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31 May 2023
NIGER
List of Documents
1.
General Information and Maps
Source:
United Nations. Geospatial Information Section.
Date of Document:
January 2018
Accessed Date:
4 September 2018
Title:
Niger. L'Encyclopédie en ligne.
Accessed Date:
18 October 2012
Title:
Niger. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
16 May 2023
Accessed Date:
25 May 2023
Title:
Common core document forming part of the reports of States parties: The Niger
Date of Document:
22 March 2018
Accessed Date:
4 September 2018
Title:
Niger. BTI 2022 Country Report.
Date of Document:
February 2022
Accessed Date:
12 April 2022
Source:
France. Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères.
Date of Document:
18 May 2022
Accessed Date:
3 May 2023
Title:
Niger: Situation sécuritaire. COI Focus.
Source:
Belgium. Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons.
Date of Document:
28 January 2021
Accessed Date:
12 April 2022
Title:
Niger. Social Security Programs Throughout the World: Africa, 2019.
Source:
United States. Social Security Administration.
Date of Document:
September 2019
Accessed Date:
3 February 2021
Title:
Niger. Aperçu des besoins humanitaires 2023.
Source:
United Nations. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Date of Document:
6 January 2023
Accessed Date:
3 May 2023
Title:
Niger : Situation sécuritaire dans les régions de Tillabéri et de Diffa de janvier 2019 à mai 2020
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
18 May 2020
Accessed Date:
3 February 2021
Title:
Niger. Civic Freedom Monitor.
Source:
International Center for Not-for-Profit Law
Date of Document:
4 January 2022
Accessed Date:
12 April 2022
Title:
Murder in Tillabery: Calming Niger's Emerging Communal Crisis. Africa Briefing N°172.
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
28 May 2021
Accessed Date:
12 April 2022
Title:
Niger. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2022.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
20 March 2023
Accessed Date:
3 May 2023
Title:
Rapport du Rapporteur spécial sur les droits à la liberté de réunion pacifique et à la liberté d'association, Clément Nyaletsossi Voule, sur sa visite au Niger
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
24 June 2022
Accessed Date:
3 May 2023
Title:
Niger. Freedom in the World 2022.
Accessed Date:
3 May 2023
Title:
Second periodic report submitted by the Niger under article 40 of the Covenant, due in 1994
Date of Document:
23 March 2018
Accessed Date:
4 September 2018
Title:
Concluding observations on the second periodic report of the Niger
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Committee.
Date of Document:
16 May 2019
Accessed Date:
3 September 2019
Title:
Niger. Amnesty International Report 2022/23: The State of the World's Human Rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
27 March 2023
Accessed Date:
3 May 2023
Title:
National report submitted in accordance with paragraph 5 of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 16/21: The Niger
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/38/NER/1
Date of Document:
26 February 2021
Accessed Date:
12 April 2022
Title:
Compilation on the Niger
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/38/NER/2
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
1 March 2021
Accessed Date:
12 April 2022
Title:
Summary of Stakeholders' submissions on Niger
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/38/NER/3
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
25 February 2021
Accessed Date:
12 April 2022
Title:
Information received from the Niger on follow-up to the concluding observations on its second periodic report
Date of Document:
14 February 2022
Accessed Date:
22 April 2022
Title:
Note trimestrielle publique sur les tendances de la situation des droits de l'homme au Niger (1 septembre – 31 décembre 2022)
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
26 January 2023
Accessed Date:
3 May 2023
Title:
La loi fixant les droits et devoirs des défenseurs des droits de l'homme au Niger
Date of Document:
15 June 2022
Accessed Date:
3 May 2023
3.
Identification Documents and Citizenship
Title:
Niger. U.S. Visa: Reciprocity and Civil Documents by Country.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Accessed Date:
25 May 2023
Title:
Ordonnance n° 84-33 du 23 août 1984 portant code de la nationalité nigérienne
Accessed Date:
18 October 2012
Title:
Ordonnance n° 99-17 du 4 juin 1999 portant modification de l'ordonnance n° 84-33 du 23 août 1984 portant Code de la nationalité nigérienne
Accessed Date:
18 October 2012
Title:
Loi no. 2014-60 du 2014, portant modification de l'ordonnance no. 84-33 du 23 août 1984, portant Code de la nationalité nigérienne, modifiée par l'ordonnance no. 88-13 du février 1988 et l'ordonnance no. 99-17 du 4 juin 1999
Accessed Date:
4 August 2016
Title:
Snapshot of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems of Niger
Source:
International Development Research Centre. Centre of Excellence for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems.
Accessed Date:
3 May 2023
4.
Political Activities and Organizations
Title:
About parliament; Election results. Niger: National Assembly.
Source:
Inter-Parliamentary Union. Parline.
Accessed Date:
22 April 2022
Title:
The Niger Democratic Movement for an African Federation (Mouvement démocratique nigérien pour une fédération africaine, MODEN/FA Lumana AFRICA), including its structure, leaders and activities; the party's membership cards, including a description of the card and its issuance process; the treatment of party members by the authorities (2013-January 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
19 February 2015
Accessed Date:
27 September 2016
Title:
Arrêt N° 19/CC/ME du 27 février 2021
Source:
Niger. Cour constitutionnelle.
Date of Document:
27 February 2021
Accessed Date:
12 April 2022
Title:
Arrêt N° 23/CC/ME du 21 mars 2021
Source:
Niger. Cour constitutionnelle.
Date of Document:
21 March 2021
Accessed Date:
12 April 2022
5.
Gender, Domestic Violence and Children
Title:
Lutter contre les mariages précoces par l'autonomisation des filles au Niger : Rapport définitif de l'étude de base
Source:
Laboratoire d'Études et de Recherches sur les Dynamiques Sociales et le Développement Local
Date of Document:
March 2017
Author:
Adjamagbo-Johnson; Brigitte Dabri Kafui
Accessed Date:
19 September 2018
Title:
Niger. Social Institutions and Gender Index 2019.
Source:
Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development
Date of Document:
7 December 2018
Accessed Date:
5 September 2019
Title:
Child Marriage in the Sub-Saharan Africa: the Case of Niger
Date of Document:
1 December 2020
Accessed Date:
12 April 2022
Title:
Concluding observations on the combined third and fourth periodic reports of the Niger
Source:
United Nations. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.
Date of Document:
24 July 2017
Accessed Date:
4 September 2018
Date of Document:
September 2018
Accessed Date:
3 February 2021
Title:
Boko Haram, the Islamic State, and the Surge in Female Abductions in Southeastern Niger
Source:
International Centre for Counter-Terrorism
Date of Document:
February 2021
Author:
Elizabeth Pearson; Jacob Zenn
Accessed Date:
12 April 2022
Title:
The situation of sexual minorities, including legislation; treatment of sexual minorities by society and the authorities; protection provided to sexual minorities who are victims of violence (2015-September 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
13 September 2017
Accessed Date:
27 September 2017
7.
Criminality and Corruption
Title:
Niger: Tier 2. Trafficking in Persons Report 2022.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
19 July 2022
Accessed Date:
3 May 2023
Title:
OSAC Country Security Report. Niger.
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
29 April 2022
Accessed Date:
3 May 2023
Title:
Niger. Country Reports on Terrorism 2021.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
27 February 2023
Accessed Date:
3 May 2023
Title:
Niger and Boko Haram: Beyond Counter-insurgency. Africa Report N°245.
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
27 February 2017
Accessed Date:
28 April 2022
Title:
Sidelining the Islamic State in Niger's Tillabery. Africa Report N°289.
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
3 June 2020
Accessed Date:
3 February 2021
Title:
Managing Trafficking in Northern Niger. Africa Report N°285.
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
6 January 2020
Accessed Date:
3 February 2021
Title:
Niger: Surging Atrocities by Armed Islamist Groups
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
11 August 2021
Accessed Date:
13 April 2022
Title:
South-western Niger: Preventing a New Insurrection. Africa Report N°301.
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
29 April 2021
Accessed Date:
13 April 2022
8.
Military Service - (No items in this section)
9.
Judiciary, Legal and Penal Systems
Title:
Update: Regard sur le Systeme Juridique et Judiciaire du Niger
Date of Document:
December 2011
Author:
Bello Mahamadou Boubacar
Accessed Date:
3 February 2021
Title:
Les Nigériens soutiennent le respect des lois et tribunaux, mais une bonne partie perçoit des traitements inéquitables devant la justice
Source:
Laboratoire d'Études et de Recherches sur les Dynamiques Sociales et le Développement Local et al.
Date of Document:
4 November 2021
Author:
Hamani Oumarou et al.
Accessed Date:
13 April 2022
Title:
Information received from the Niger on follow-up to the concluding observations on its initial report
Code:
CAT/C/NER/FCO/1/Add.1
Date of Document:
19 January 2022
Accessed Date:
13 April 2022
Title:
Concluding observations on the report submitted by the Niger under article 29 (1) of the Convention
Source:
United Nations. Committee on Enforced Disappearances.
Date of Document:
5 May 2022
Accessed Date:
3 May 2023
10.
Police and Security Forces
Title:
Niger. The Law on Police Use of Force Worldwide.
Source:
University of Pretoria. Institute for International and Comparative Law in Africa.
Accessed Date:
13 April 2022
11.
Media Freedoms - (No items in this section)
Title:
Niger. Report on International Religious Freedom for 2021.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
2 June 2022
Accessed Date:
3 May 2023
Title:
Niger. Freedom of Thought Report.
Source:
Humanists International
Date of Document:
8 June 2021
Accessed Date:
13 April 2022
13.
Nationality, Ethnicity and Race
Title:
Niger. The Indigenous World 2020.
Source:
International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs
Date of Document:
April 2020
Author:
Saidou Garba Bachir; Patrick Kulesza
Accessed Date:
3 February 2021
Title:
Niger. World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples.
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
May 2020
Accessed Date:
3 February 2021
14.
Exit/Entry and Freedom of Movement
Title:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons on her mission to the Niger
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
9 May 2018
Accessed Date:
3 February 2021
Title:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants on his visit to the Niger
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
16 May 2019
Accessed Date:
3 February 2021
15.
Labour, Employment and Unions - (No items in this section)
16.
Other - (No items in this section)
The following changes have been made to the previous package dated 29 April 2022:
Title:
Niger. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
19 April 2022
URL:
https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/niger/
Accessed Date:
26 April 2022
Source:
France. Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères.
Date of Document:
3 January 2022
URL:
https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/dossiers-pays/niger/presentation-du-niger/
Accessed Date:
12 April 2022
Title:
Niger. Aperçu des besoins humanitaires 2022.
Source:
United Nations. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Date of Document:
15 February 2022
URL:
https://www.humanitarianresponse.info/sites/www.humanitarianresponse.info/files/documents/files/ner_hno_2022.pdf
Accessed Date:
12 April 2022
Title:
Niger. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2021.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
12 April 2022
URL:
https://www.state.gov/reports/2021-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/niger/
Accessed Date:
19 April 2022
Title:
Niger. Freedom in the World 2021.
URL:
https://freedomhouse.org/country/niger/freedom-world/2021
Accessed Date:
22 April 2022
Title:
Niger. Amnesty International Report 2021/22: The State of the World's Human Rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
29 March 2022
URL:
https://www.amnesty.org/fr/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/POL1048702022ENGLISH.pdf
Accessed Date:
22 April 2022
Title:
Niger. U.S. Visa: Reciprocity and Civil Documents by Country.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
URL:
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Niger.html
Accessed Date:
26 April 2022
Title:
Niger: Tier 2. Trafficking in Persons Report 2021.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
1 July 2021
URL:
https://www.state.gov/reports/2021-trafficking-in-persons-report/niger/
Accessed Date:
13 April 2022
Title:
OSAC Country Security Report. Niger.
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
23 September 2021
URL:
https://www.osac.gov/Content/Report/07a86323-3cf3-4030-92f9-1ca2e470f25e
Accessed Date:
13 April 2022
Title:
Niger. Country Reports on Terrorism 2020.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
16 December 2021
URL:
https://www.state.gov/reports/country-reports-on-terrorism-2020/niger/
Accessed Date:
13 April 2022
Title:
Niger. Report on International Religious Freedom for 2020.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
12 May 2021
URL:
https://www.state.gov/reports/2020-report-on-international-religious-freedom/niger/
Accessed Date:
13 April 2022
Title:
Niger: Rapport d'analyse de monitoring de protection des régions de Tahoua et Tillabéri
Source:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Date of Document:
17 February 2022
URL:
https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/rapport_du_monitoring_de_protection_tahoua-tillaberi_decembre_2021_ciaud-antdmp.pdf
Accessed Date:
12 April 2022
Title:
Niger. Rapport de la Société Civile sur la mise en œuvre du Pacte International relatif aux Droits Civils et Politiques (PIDCP).
Source:
Réseau Nigérien des Défenseurs des Droits Humains et al.
Date of Document:
March 2019
URL:
https://tbinternet.ohchr.org/Treaties/CCPR/Shared%20Documents/NER/INT_CCPR_CSS_NER_34097_F.pdf
Accessed Date:
5 September 2019
Title:
Election Présidentielle 2021 - 2nd tour : Résultats globaux provisoires : Synthèse Nationale
Source:
Niger. Commission Électorale Nationale Indépendante.
URL:
https://www.ceniniger.org/2ndtour2021/
Accessed Date:
26 April 2022
Title:
Rapport du Rapporteur spécial sur les droits à la liberté de réunion pacifique et à la liberté d'association, Clément Nyaletsossi Voule, sur sa visite au Niger
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
24 June 2022
URL:
https://www.undocs.org/fr/A/HRC/50/23/ADD.2
Accessed Date:
3 May 2023
Title:
Note trimestrielle publique sur les tendances de la situation des droits de l'homme au Niger (1 septembre – 31 décembre 2022)
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
26 January 2023
URL:
https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/countries/ne/note-trimestrielle-niger-4th-quarter-2022-fr.docx
Accessed Date:
3 May 2023
Title:
La loi fixant les droits et devoirs des défenseurs des droits de l'homme au Niger
Date of Document:
15 June 2022
URL:
https://ishr.ch/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Loi-fixant-les-droits-et-les-devoirs-des-defenseurs-des-droits-de-lHomme-au-Niger-2022.pdf
Accessed Date:
3 May 2023
Title:
Snapshot of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems of Niger
Source:
International Development Research Centre. Centre of Excellence for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems.
URL:
https://crvssystems.ca/sites/default/files/assets/images/CRVS_Niger_e_WEB.pdf
Accessed Date:
3 May 2023
Title:
Concluding observations on the report submitted by the Niger under article 29 (1) of the Convention
Source:
United Nations. Committee on Enforced Disappearances.
Date of Document:
5 May 2022
URL:
https://undocs.org/en/CED/C/NER/CO/1
Accessed Date:
3 May 2023
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