Since August 2017 FIDH and LTDH, its member organisation in Togo, have been constantly denouncing https://www.fidh.org/fr/regions/afrique/togo/eviter-de-nouvelles-violences-et-garantir-le-droit-de-manifestation the many acts of violence being committed, the repression of peaceful demonstrators and political dissenters, and the arbitrary arrests and detentions. The Commission’s adoption of this resolution is the result of the intense advocacy work of our organisations, and fits in with the LTDH recommendations made in its recent report in calling for “impartial and independent investigations in order to identify the alleged perpetrators of these violations so that they will be judged before the law.”
FIDH and LTDH urge the ACHPR to work harder on the situation in Togo in order to implement this resolution. This includes the decision to undertake a general human rights promotion mission in Togo.