Results
The beginning of 2020 was marked by the arrest and detention of 336 people of concern arrested following the demonstrations and the fire at the Humanitarian Centre on 4 January.
After a dismissal for 03, the 6 others were tried and given suspended sentences.
In addition to this monitoring, over the year 2020, 6 people of concern were monitored for situations of detention. As of 31 December, 2 people of concern were still in detention, one case in pre-trial detention and another convicted person due to be released on 6 February 2021.
Legal and judicial assistance was provided by the National Agency for Legal and Judicial Assistance (ANAJJ) through a defender.
It should be noted that during the trial of the people of concern accused for the events of 16 December 2019 to 04 January, a lawyer was made available by the alternative NGO Espace Citoyen for another four days, with the ANAJJ defender following up.
On an ongoing basis, coordination was made with the DREC/CNE for a UNHCR and DREC presence and facilitation of interpretation throughout the procedures.
Unmet needs
Lack of resources for the professional lawyer service.
2020