Summary

The Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Alice Jill Edwards, visited Senegal from 3 to 14 February 2025. In the present report, the Special Rapporteur considers the national legislative and institutional framework relating to the absolute prohibition of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment and assesses the progress made by Senegal in fulfilling its international obligations in this context. She also examines several areas: the administration of justice, conditions of detention and the implementation of rules applicable to the treatment of persons deprived of their liberty in police custody and in prison; complaints and investigations concerning allegations of torture and other ill-treatment; crowd control operations; psychiatric health services; the protection of women and girls against violence; and allegations of abuse and exploitation in Qur’anic schools (daaras). She makes recommendations to ensure that the Government strengthens its efforts to prevent and combat torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment in the country.