2015 next presidential election in Togo What reforms for the respect of human rights

political violence in Togo

2015 next presidential election in Togo

What reforms for the respect of human rights

Violation of human rights

Must remember, February 5, 2005, Faure Gnassingbe succeeded his father monarchical way with the result: an unprecedented bloodbath. In the spirit of a new beginning, and prevent or avoid in the future the resurgence of this discontent, it was concluded the GPA (Global Political Agreement). Today, it seems that this appeasement pact has only served to legitimize Gnassingbe Faure because reconciliation hopes were dashed. The reforms had been discussed, postponed after the parliamentary elections in 2013, to be debated in Parliament, contrary to the spirit of the CPA, have never been reached 8 years after the signing of this agreement. The height, the question that remains fundamental is: "What is the role this Parliament with a majority of seats is rounded up" fraudulently "by the ruling party in the reconciliation process?"

Indeed, the recent parliamentary elections could be of critical importance, or could afford to go out of the Togo infernal cycle and permanent-Election Violence-Dialogue. Also, elections could they be the political class a popularity barometer, to clarify the political, if and only if they had been accepted by all. But the answers to the various issues related to constitutional and institutional reforms envisaged in the provisions of the Global Political Agreement of 2006, have been postponed until after the election of this Parliament.

Reforms requirements

The shortcomings that led to a kind of dubious victory of a minority on the popular will, there is a good chance that all expectations are thrown into the water. However, the parliamentary majority will need the voices of opposition to materialize the institutional and constitutional reforms because the UNITE (Union for the Republic) party of the presidential majority, does not have the 4 / 5th of the seats, c that is to say 72 votes. However, it can not perform alone reform. Thus, a permanent locking and Faure Gnassingbé continues to play with the same constitution, the source of all evils.

What will be the currency of when accession procedures to power through the ballot box will become impossible? It is not excluded that unexpected events mollified give. A kind of facade of democracy or mirage continues to reign. Closing Legend FM, one of the most listened radio by the people, causing the deaths of two fellow journalists Rodrigue Lawson and Felix Nahm-Tchougli, in as yet unclear circumstances produces a bitter taste in the walls of the faithful private auditors the actual information. Causing a restriction of freedoms in the heart of the Togolese, terrible resentments that result in a climate of peace cemetery.

Indeed, the results of these elections, as published by a Constitutional Court with the orders of power, are the assets of moult manipulations at multiple scales: the electoral lists of publications below the norms and standards, photographs lists election barely legible, addresses unmarked polls on voting cards, weakening economic centers of population whose destruction by premeditated and suspicious fires of public procurement, a major center of the economy in the hands of families traditionally opponents.

Similarly, the Electoral Code has repeatedly bypassed by power: when there is the political ban to disclose their project throughout the territory before the days of the campaign, the ruling party monopolizes the means of State for the purpose of election propaganda ...

Projections for the Parliament open to the opposition, according to its popularity, to accelerate the economy, have been disappointed.

The successive crises caused by the elections shake the stability of populations, which also seeking a sincere peace across the sea. Others often disappear without trace or address their relatives. The case of a Ekoue Ayi D., representing apparently about the opposition (ANC) in one of the polling stations in the electoral district of Agbalépédo, missing since July 2013, and whose older brother Assiongbon, these molested his wife and children, is not quiet. How can we understand this, in a country where every wrong (killing ...) caused to populations in the assets of the regime?

Similarly, obstacles made the first demonstration of the ANC youth to Agbalépédo, earlier this year, added to the bloody repression against the march of the Collective Save the Togo dated April 26, 2014 in Lomé during the ruling party celebrates this national event to great fanfare that day, demonstrate that the reconciliation of lead in the wing. The supposed victory of the ruling party UNITE, it animates the mockery that, instead of tranquility object, the predation rate of UNITE, amounted to nearly 62% against 19% of marginalized rates. It is in this way that will live results from the parliamentary elections of 2013.

A diversely appreciated reality

In Togo politics is a source of bloody conflicts because in its name, the strongest agree certain privileges and favors that are not necessarily legitimate.

A politician, by its position, can work low on the public purse, unmolested. The race for power in Togo is very risky because of the free fields for executives to steal with impunity. Under normal conditions, Parliament should be able to act against this situation by proposing laws and new provisions.

Stubbornness frantic to become rich illegally is the source of ongoing disputes between the actors of the political class of the same country.

It is therefore up to avoid this situation, to ensure that democracy monitoring bodies are well operational objectives and intransigent. This is the Private Press, the Court of Auditors, the parliamentary groups able to denounce and to legislate on the gaps that favor torts.

Ending impunity

Sometimes economic crimes with impunity punctuate the reigns of Heads of State, more serious, manage, mostly, to corrupt those around them, in which the elites arrogate of place.

This vicious circle becomes successful, so it is easier to get rich in Africa, being idle, claiming to be close to the government, while the honest officials who rise early and stay up late on the bed of a day of hard work, poorly rewarded.

These facts are likely to delay the development of the country where, in the absence of legal tools to protect the public purse, the UNITE to exert influence on the rest of the administrative system, favoring partisan interests at the expense of general interest; This revolt usually populations.

The situation is further complicated when some dishonest found ingenious malice to political affiliation in relief, and to believe that they are loyal to power, most of the population languishing under the misery exploited in governance mode, where the poverty line is 58% of the population, with growth in lower area of ​​the Economic and Monetary Union of West Africa (UEMOA), putting the populations unable to report their concussion .

The position of political power in Togo UNITE allows supporters to turn, it is not possible to continue. Because they go directly to that department should continue for malfeasance. Economic crimes including members of the ruling party are jointly liable.

A vicious circle that slows the development of the continent, especially in the African States where the transition and alternation are almost taboo. The opposition should play the role of counterweight is reduced to poverty and submitted by power, at the same time, corruption. The purchase of conscience is their most popular sport.

Financially

The budgets of Heads of State are enormous, while hospitals lack the minimum. There does not need to reconsider executive pay?

In other places, the president's budget is based on the national budget.

The international community does not understand the need to take action to prosecute before the International Criminal Court, the dictators of countries, from the top of La Baule, there has never been a peaceful transfer? And the same torturers continue to massacre their populations?

It is urgent that Faure Gnassingbé is organized to make the reforms as a democratic model, a requirement of the preferred time to scorched earth policy, avoiding worries in Togo, democracy is irreversible.

Moreover, the phenomenon of political transhumance in perpetuity and poaching in the ranks of the opposition, will not end the procrastination of power. The crisis worsens.

Also, there is a kind of contempt for the opposition of countries that typically do not have wealth.

It is often observed that the great democracies conduct misguided policies, policies that do not point the finger at the truth, but guided by the search for the main interest: money. They are supported by ghosts election observers whose end reports electoral supervision mission are not sincere and clear.

Primarily responsible for international cooperation, instead of being specific in the recommendations for periods before, during and after the elections, these international organizations are more elusive than ever, allowing dictatorships truncate text comprehension.

The lack of morality continues to pollute the political environment in Togo, with the appearance of political groupings whose objective is to serve as a crutch to power for money.

Blaise Kossi Ayegnon

Investigative journalist