UN Panel Urges Niger Junta to Release Detained President.

A United Nations human rights body has called for the immediate release of Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum, who has been detained since a 2023 military coup. The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention stated that Bazoum is being held in precarious conditions and has suffered serious health problems, in violation of international law. The president, facing charges of treason, risks being sentenced to death by a military court if a trial proceeds. Niger has been under military rule since the coup in July 2023, led by interim President General Abdourahamane Tiani. [Extracted from the article]