Niger


This country page describes, in brief, data that TJET has compiled on regime transitions, intrastate conflict episodes, and transitional justice mechanisms. For details on the data included on this page, view the FAQ.

For Niger, TJET has collected information on: eleven amnesties between 1980 and 2016; and nine domestic trials starting between 2000 and 2015.

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Country Background

Democratic Transition

Based on well-known democracy data, TJET records three democratic transitions starting in 1991, 1999, and 2011.

Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions.

Violent Conflict

Based on the Uppsala Conflict Data Program, TJET records six violent intrastate conflict episodes between 1991 and 2020 (during 13 calendar years), involving six distinct armed opposition groups fighting against the government. One conflict episode was internationalized by involvement of external state actors.

Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions. Source: UCDP Dyadic Dataset version 23.1, https://ucdp.uu.se/downloads/index.html#dyadic.


Transitional Justice Data

As of 2020, Niger ranks 45th out of 174 on TJET’s legacy of violence index. For a full list of country rankings over time, view the index page, and for an explanation of the index, view the Methods & FAQs page.


Amnesties

Niger had eleven amnesties between 1980 and 2016. Three occurred in the context of democratic transition. One was passed during ongoing internal armed conflict. Four were passed after internal armed conflict. One was part of a peace agreement. Five amnesties released political prisoners. Two amnesties forgave human rights violations.

Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions.


Domestic Trials

TJET has compiled data on nine domestic prosecutions between 2000 and 2018. These include six regular human rights prosecutions of state agents, in which six persons were convicted; and three opposition prosecutions of state agents or opposition members, in which seven persons were convicted.

Click on accused records for data on convictions. Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions.


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