Codeps : Seydi Gassama exhorte les victimes à rencontrer le Président Bassirou Diomaye Faye
While the Collective of Former Political Prisoners and Victims of the 2021-2024 Events (CODEPS) categorically rejected the idea of a meeting with the Head of State, the Executive Secretary of Amnesty International Senegal, Seydi Gassama, adopted a different stance. While sharing the fundamental demand for justice, the human rights defender called on victims to seize this opportunity to directly express their grievances.
In a statement dated Wednesday, July 8, 2026, CODEPS firmly expressed its refusal to participate in any meeting with the President of the Republic, arguing that the current conditions "guarantee neither justice, nor truth, nor dignified redress." The group went so far as to describe any individual participation by its members as "an act of treason."
In response to this boycott, Seydi Gassama called for a different approach. Far from opposing the group's objectives, the executive secretary of Amnesty International Senegal believes that direct dialogue is essential for bringing about change.
He explicitly urged former political prisoners, the families of the deceased, and all victims of political repression under the previous regime to meet with President Bassirou Diomaye Faye. He believes this meeting should serve as a platform to clearly and unfilteredly express their demands for justice and reparations.
To support his position, the human rights advocate recalled fundamental and immutable principles:
"Forgiveness cannot be decreed. Reconciliation cannot be decreed. Impunity guarantees the repetition of crimes," he insisted.
With this statement, the head of Amnesty Senegal invites the victims not to leave the chair empty, while maintaining a line of absolute firmness against any attempt at moral or political amnesty without shedding light on the painful events of recent years.
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