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Niger opposition vows to resist new constitution

By Bernard Hibbitts (editor) and University of Pittsburgh School of Law students.

[JURIST] Niger's opposition parties on Monday announced that they would resist any effort to implement a new constitution expanding executive powers, which was approved by Nigerien voters earlier this month and validated by the country's Constitutional Court on Friday. Human rights activist Abdul Kamardine said that "civil societies are joining hands with the political opposition" to resist efforts by President Mamadou Tandja to replace Niger's 1999 Constitution by holding three days of public d read more

Full post as published by JURIST - The Paper Chase on August 18, 2009 (boomark / email).