Sénégal

RFLD convened a panel at the NGOs Forum in Dakar with Hon. Commissioner Janet Ramatoulie Sallah-Njie, Omolara Balogun (WACSI), Naji Moulay Lahsen (CIDH Africa) and Bathor Seck (RFLD Senegal), moderated by John GBENAGNON.

At the opening ceremony of the NGOs Forum of the 89th Session of the African Commission in Dakar, RFLD called for women’s access to water to be examined in every State report. Photos and full statement.

From 8 to 15 October 2026, RFLD takes part in the 89th Session of the African Commission in Dakar, from the opening of the NGOs Forum to side events on defenders and technology-facilitated violence.

Bathor Seck, RFLD Country Director for Senegal, spoke on the panel of the Lawyers Without Borders regional workshop in Dakar on women human rights defenders, digital violence and protection in Africa.

On 10 October 2026, during the 89th Session of the ACHPR in Dakar, RFLD brings its delegation together for a working day on the Gender Mainstreaming Tool: registering cases, assessing threats, building the first GESI dashboard and drafting recommendations for the African Commission.

Hon. Commissioner Janet Ramatoulie Sallah-Njie, Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa, joins RFLD’s panel on an Afrofeminist reading of shrinking civic space at the NGOs Forum in Dakar on 8 October 2026.