Daily Monitor
Saturday May 15 2021
Adji Sarr, (right) who is in her early 20s, in February told police that opposition leader Ousmane Sonko (left) had forced her to sleep with him on several occasions and threatened reprisals if she refused. PHOTO/COURTESY
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To supporters of opposition leader Sonko, his legal troubles fit a perceived pattern of politically motivated court cases against rivals of the president. Many also believe that Sarr invented the accusation.
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Adji Sarr, who has accused Senegal s opposition leader of rape, has learned the consequences of speaking out about sexual abuse in the conservative West African country the hard way.
Daily Times
May 15, 2021
Dakar: Adji Sarr, who has accused Senegal’s opposition leader of rape, has learned the consequences of speaking out about sexual abuse in the conservative West African country the hard way.
Sarr, who is in her early 20s, in February told police that opposition leader Ousmane Sonko had forced her to sleep with him on several occasions and threatened reprisals if she refused.
The move sparked a political firestorm in Senegal: Sonko’s subsequent arrest triggered the worst unrest the usually tranquil country had seen in years.
Thousands of mostly young people took to the streets in nationwide demonstrations in which at least 10 people were killed. Protesters also looted shops, hurled stones at police and torched cars during the demonstrations.
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Palestinian Rights Committee Calls upon Security Council to Ensure Elections Take Place in Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem
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On 28 April, the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People urged the Security Council to intervene immediately to ensure that Israel ceases its interference in the preparation and holding of democratic Palestinian elections throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem.
In a letter submitted to Dinh Quy Dang (Viet Nam), President of the Security Council, and in a meeting with him later the same day, the Committee Chair, Cheikh Niang (Senegal) and an accompanying delegation stressed that “the Palestinian people are avid to take charge of their own destiny and participate in the elections throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, as reflected in the advanced preparations by the Palestinian Elections Commission and the high n
Góor-jigéens” used to move about freely in the streets of Dakar and other towns, dressed as women.
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