A rights group says it can't get access to detained officials in Niger
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Human rights activists in Niger say they have been unable to gain access to top political officials detained after mutinous soldiers ousted the democratically elected president nearly three weeks ago. A spokesman said that after soldiers ousted President Mohamed Bazoum on July 26, they also arrested…
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Human rights activists in Niger say they have been unable to gain access to top political officials who were detained after mutinous soldiers ousted the African nation's democratically elected president.
Human rights activists in Niger say they have been unable to gain access to top political officials detained after mutinous soldiers ousted the democratically elected president nearly three weeks ago. A spokesman said that after soldiers ousted President Mohamed Bazoum on July 26, they also arrested…
A spokesperson for the ruling junta has said the detained officials were being treated humanely. The junta says it plans to prosecute Bazoum for "high treason" and undermining state security, crimes that are eligible for the death penalty.
Several political leaders detained in Niger, following a coup that ousted President Mohamed Bazoum, have been unreachable, according to a group of human rights activists.
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