97.
The following tables provide an overview of the trend of the number of NGOs/ADs and
their distribution by sector of intervention.
Table 3: Trend of Number of NGOs/ADs by Year
Category
1990
1999
2017
2018
Number
%
Number
%
Number
%
Number
%
Local NGOs
49
82
68
21
2517
92
2655
92
Foreign NGOs
11
18
255
79
218
8
240
8
Totals
60
100
323
100
2735
100
2895
100
Source: NGO/AD Directorate, Ministry of Community Development
Table 4: Distribution of NGOs/ADs Recognized in 2018 by Intervention Sector
Sector of Intervention
Local NGOs/ADs
Foreign NGOs
Education
07
02
Health
05
02
Environment
02
02
Water
01
01
Culture
02
02
Human Rights
05
/
Social Development
72
08
Integrated Development
44
05
Totals
138
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Source: Public Freedoms Directorate, Ministry of the Interior/SP/DACR 2018
I.
Totals
09
07
04
02
04
05
80
49
160
%
5.6
4.375
2.5
1.25
2.5
3.125
50
30.6
100
Freedom of Assembly and Demonstration: Article 11
98.
The legislative framework has not been amended since the last report was submitted. Law
No. 2004-45 of 6 June 2004 continues to govern public demonstrations. They are still subject to
the adjudicative regime, with the exception of demonstrations on public roads in accordance with
the local practices or political rallies and processions organized during electioneering campaigns
which are governed by the political parties’ charter and the electoral code.
99.
Following the passage of the 2018 appropriations act by the National Assembly, civil
society organizations have organized marches and subsequent meetings which often led to the
intentional destruction of public and private property. Some of these demonstrations were held in
spite of the fact that administrative notices had been served on their organizers to declare them
unlawful.
100.
From 2017 to 2019, several marches were banned by the municipal authorities for various
reasons which had to do with non-compliance with the deadline for prior declaration of intent,
route, date or time chosen, security, etc.
101.
Certain bodies often defy the ban rather than contesting it before the law, a situation which
leads to confrontations with the law enforcement agencies, as was seen in the events of 10 April
2017 which led to the death of a student.
102.
In 2018, fifteen (15) notices were served for the holding of demonstrations in the Niamey
region; three of them were authorized, while 12 were rejected. Twenty-three (23) civil society
activists were arrested in Niamey and arraigned before the courts for participating in an unlawful
demonstration. They were given a fair trial on 10 July 2018 and sentenced to a three-month
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