Monthly Updates
April 2023 | State of emergency in northern region extended
A state of emergency in the region of Savanes in the north of Togo has been extended for another year by the legislature. The state of emergency was first declared by President Faure Gnassingbé in June 2022 in response to violence perpetrated by jihadist groups operating out of Burkina Faso. Such attacks have continued over the last year. The state of emergency aims to preserve the integrity and security of the national territory and allows the military and police to restrict movement and assembly, and to question individuals who they believe to present a security threat.
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GSoD Indices Data 2012-2021
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Basic Information
Population 
8 478 242
System of government
Presidential system
Head of government
Prime Minister Victoire Tomegah Dogbé (since 2020)
Head of government party
Union for the Republic
Electoral system for lower or single chamber
List Proportional Representation
Women in lower or single chamber
18.7%
Women in upper chamber
Not applicable
Last legislative election
2018
Effective number of political parties
3.13
Head of state
President Faure Gnassingbé
Selection process for head of state
Direct election (plurality)
Latest Universal Periodic Review (UPR) date
24/01/2022
Human Rights Treaties
State party
Signatory
No action
United Nations Human Right Treaties
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Convention on the Rights of the Child
International Convention on Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance
International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
International Labour Organisation Treaties
Forced Labour Convention
Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention
Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention
Equal Remuneration Convention
Abolition of Forced Labour Convention
Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention
Convention concerning Minimum Age for Admission to Employment
Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention
Regional Treaties
African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights
Attributes Over Time
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