- the adoption of Ordinance No. 99-11 of 14 May 1999 related to the creation, composition, organization and duties of juvenile courts; the adoption of Law No. 2003-25 of 13 June 2003 to reform the penal code, in its sections 270 et sequentia, and 232 et sequentia, which provide for and punish the offences of slavery and female genital mutilation. Also provided for are offences related to international humanitarian law such as genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity: section 208(12-3). The judicial power is the guarantor of rights and liberties. It is also worth noting that in Niger, there are associations and NGOs that work, independently of the legislative and executive powers, in the defence of human rights, inasmuch as the State cannot address this domain alone. The multitude of these organizations led to the creation of the Réseau Nigérien pour l’Enfance (RENE) that deals specifically with the rights of the child. 9