Human rights in Senegal are generally better respected than in other countries in the continent, but cases of violation are still regularly reported.
In March 2011, the ECOWAS Court of Justice asked Senegalese authorities to repeal Ministerial Order no.
[1] Since the 2010s, reports have indicated that talibés, Senegalese children living in daaras, a type of Quranic school, have been subject to exploitation, neglect, and abuse.
According to Human Rights Watch, as of 2019 around 100,000 talibes are forced to beg daily for food and money.
[3] Legislation has been proposed to overhaul the country's daara system, which as of 2022 has not been passed.