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 on April 28 (1999/61).The Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions said that the human rights situation in the Casamance region of Senegal continues to be a cause of concern, especially in the context of the violations of the right to life that take place owing to the conflict between Senegalese security forces and the armed independence group known as the MFDC (Mouvement des forces democratiques de Casamance). According to sources, incidents occur on both sides of this conflict where civilians are killed extrajudicially (E/CN.4/1999/39/Add.1).Senegal was a cosponsor of the amendments presented by Egypt (A/C.3/54/L.31 and L.32) to the resolution for a moratorium on executions presented by the European Union at the 54th UN General Assembly (A/C.3/54/L.8/Rev.1).