Senegal
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- presidential republic
- CONSTITUTION
- January 7, 2001; amended several times
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on French civil law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- bicameral, Parliament composed of the National Assembly and the Senate (reestablished in 2007)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Constitutional Court; Council of State; Final Appeals Court; Court of Appeal
RELIGIONS
94% Muslims, 5% Christians, 1% indigenous beliefs
From the country
- NOVEMBER 3, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
a civil court in Milan, Italy, gave political asylum to Senegalese national
a civil court in Milan, Italy, gave political asylum to Senegalese national
- JULY 21, 2004SenegalDEATH PENALTY
An Indonesian court on sentenced Seck Osmane, a Senegalese...
An Indonesian court on sentenced Seck Osmane, a Senegalese man, to death for heroin trafficking
- JULY 15, 2004SenegalDEATH PENALTY
Senegal's government approved a bill to abolish the...
Senegal's government approved a bill to abolish the death penalty
- JUNE 21, 2004SenegalDEATH PENALTY
Indonesian prosecutor asked judges to pass a death...
Indonesian prosecutor asked judges to pass a death sentence on Seck Osmane, a Senegalese accused of heroin trafficking
- APRIL 11, 2004SenegalDEATH PENALTY
On December 10, 2004 Senegal’s National Assembly, with a resounding majority, voted to abolish the death penalty for all crimes.
On December 10, 2004 Senegal’s National Assembly, with a resounding majority, voted to abolish the death penalty for all crimes.
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2003SenegalDEATH PENALTY
The International Federation of Human Rights, a Dakar-based...
The International Federation of Human Rights, a Dakar-based human rights organisation, urged the Senegalese government to reprieve Diagne, sentenced to death on 22 September for "armed robbery and violence leading to the death of a man," and abolish the d
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2003SenegalDEATH PENALTY
A court in Dakar, Senegal, sentenced to death Abdoualaye...
A court in Dakar, Senegal, sentenced to death Abdoualaye Diagne, an armed robber nicknamed "Foreman," found guilty of stabbing a young soldier in the throat to steal his belongings on 28 August 1993
- AUGUST 6, 2003SenegalDEATH PENALTY
As part of a Hands Off Cain delegation Marco Cappato,...
As part of a Hands Off Cain delegation Marco Cappato, Lista Bonino MEP, was in Senegal gathering consensus for a UN moratorium on capital executions
- APRIL 24, 2003SenegalDEATH PENALTY
Senegal abstained from the resolution on the death...
Senegal abstained from the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights, in Geneva
- JANUARY 1, 2003SenegalDEATH PENALTY
Aggravated murder, spying and treason are capital crimes
Aggravated murder, spying and treason are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2003SenegalDEATH PENALTY
Senegal became the first country, in 1999, to sign...
Senegal became the first country, in 1999, to sign and ratify the statutes of the International Criminal Court, the first permanent international judicial body capable of trying individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2003SenegalDEATH PENALTY
Aggravated murder, aggravated kidnapping, spying and treason
Aggravated murder, aggravated kidnapping, spying and treason