Senegal
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 Senegal, TJET has collected information on: five amnesties between 1974 and 2005; and 21 domestic trials starting between 1996 and 2019.
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Country Background
Democratic Transition
Based on well-known democracy data, TJET records one democratic transition starting in 2000.
Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions.
Violent Conflict
Based on the Uppsala Conflict Data Program, TJET records seven violent intrastate conflict episodes between 1990 and 2011 (during ten calendar years), involving one armed opposition group fighting against the government.
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, Senegal ranks 95th 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
Senegal had five amnesties between 1974 and 2005. One occurred in the context of democratic transition. Two were passed after internal armed conflict. One was part of a peace agreement. Three 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 21 domestic prosecutions between 1996 and 2019. These include 20 regular human rights prosecutions of state agents, in which 19 persons were convicted; and one intrastate conflict prosecution of opposition members, in which no one was convicted.
Click on accused records for data on convictions. Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions.