Background information about Senegal:
- BBC country profile: Senegal
- Governments on the WWW: Senegal
- politicalresources.net: Senegal
- allAfrica.com: Senegal
- OHCHR country page on Senegal
- UPR documentation on Senegal
- International Dalit Solidarity Network resources: Democracy, Human Rights and Castes in Senegal
Universal Periodic Review
Senegal was examined during the 4th session (2-13 February 2009) of the Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review mechanism.
- UPR documentation on Senegal, including outcome report.
Treaty Bodies
Forthcoming
Committee Against Torture
Senegal will be examined by the UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) - which is responsible for monitoring the implementation of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment - at its 49th session, 29 October - 23 November 2012.
Recent
Committee on Migrant Workers
Senegal was examined by the UN Committee on Migrant Workers (CMW) - which is responsible for monitoring the implementation of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, at it's 13th session, 22 November - 3 December 2010, in Geneva.
Special Procedures
The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to education, Mr. Kishore Singh, visited Senegal on 9-15 January 2011.
- Press release, 14 January 2011
