Niger Junta Dissolves Justice-Sector Unions

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Gen. Mohamed Toumba, the interior minister who was among the officers who ousted Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum in July 2023, addresses supporters in Niamey, Niger, August 6, 2023. © 2023 AP Photo/Sam Mednick, File The military junta in Niger announced on August 7 the dissolution of four main justice-sector unions, undermining workers’ rights to freedom of association and the independence of the judiciary.The dissolution of the justice-sector unions follows a pattern of repression by Niger’s military junta. Since taking power in July 2023, the junta has cracked…

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