| Type of parliamentary body |
Multifunctional |
| Nature |
Permanent |
| Related to chambers |
Assemblée nationale
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| Date of creation |
1993 |
| Last renewal date |
2002 (for a five-year mandate) |
| Mandate |
The Committee prepares legislative proposals. |
| Membership |
The Committee is composed of 30 members, who are in principle appointed for the duration of the legislature. Members of the bureau are renewed each year. |
| Working methods |
Apart from law proposals, which have been dealt with following established procedures, the Committee has not had to address any other aspects of human rights. These have been dealt with by the National Human Rights Organization and the Human Rights Office (Guichet des droits de l'homme). An international conference on femal genital mutilation was organized jointly by the IPU and UNESCO in Dakar. |
| Relations with other parliamentary bodies |
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| Relations with external bodies |
The Committee has participated in the work of the national commission on reforming the criminal code of Senegal |
| Subjects dealt with |
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| CONTACT INFORMATION |
| Main address |
Assemblée nationale
B.P. 86
DAKAR (Sénégal) |
| Phone |
+ 221 - 823 94 02 |
| Fax |
+ 221 - 823 85 82 |
| E-mail |
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| Website |
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PRESIDING OFFICER(S)
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| Name |
Mr. Aly Lo |
| Notes |
Président de la Commission des lois, de la décentralisation, du travail et des droits humains |
| Address (if different from above) |
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| Phone |
(+221) 823 85 82 |
| Fax |
(+221) 823 85 82 |
| E-mail |
lo-aly@cavam.com |
| Website |
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SECRETARY
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| Name |
Ms. Marie Joséphine Diallo |
| Notes |
Secrétaire générale de l'Assemblée nationale |
| Address (if different from above) |
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| Phone |
(+221) 823 94 02 |
| Fax |
... |
| E-mail |
... |
| web site: |
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