e-2110 (Togo)

Petition to the House of Commons

• On August 19, 2017, mass anti-government protests demanding the implementation of democratic reforms erupted in several cities across Togo. Since that date, security forces have responded to the growing movement, which is led by a coalition of opposition parties known as C14 and civil society, with bloody repression;
• On July 31, 2018, a negotiated agreement for ending the crisis was sponsored by the leaders of the member states of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS);
• The agreement called for the implementation of measures aimed at calming the socio-political climate and the adoption by parliament of constitutional and institutional reforms for fair, transparent and inclusive elections;
• On December 8, 2018, the bloody repression against protest marches organized in Togo by civil society and C14 to denounce the government’s refusal to adhere to the agreement intensified;
• On December 20, 2018, legislative elections were held under a state of siege without the participation of C14, despite calls for a postponement from civil society and religious leaders;