Human Rights Watch Letter for Senegal’s Middle and Secondary Teachers Autonomous Union (SAEMSS)

M. Saourou Sené Secretary General Syndicat Autonome des Enseignant du Moyen et Secondaire du Sénégal (SAEMSS) Dakar, Senegal October 12, 2018 Dear Mr. Sené, Please accept my regards on behalf of Human Rights Watch. I would like to thank you for our meeting in August 2017, where you provided me with information about your union’s commitment towards girls’ education, and SAEMSS’ actions to tackle school-related sexual and gender-based violence. We are writing today to share key findings and recommendations of our upcoming report on sexual exploitation, harassment and abuse in middle and secondary…

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