Benin

US Government Reports

U.S. Department of State	Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999 International Religious Freedom Report - 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003 Trafficking in Persons Report - 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001
U.S. Department of Labor	Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor - 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001
CIA	Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments The World Factbook
Congressional Research Services	InFocus - Benin - Mar. 2024
US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)	Information on Voodoo practices - Jan. 1999

Foreign Government Reports

Canada Responses to Information Requests (RIRs)

BENIN.docx (state.gov)
- ZZZ105762.FE - Angola and Benin: The right to Angolan citizenship for a child born in Angola to an Angolan mother; recognition of dual nationality by Angola and Benin - Mar. 2017

- BEN105406.FE - Domestic violence, including availability of state protection and support services - Feb. 2016

- BEN105386.FE - Criminality, including organized crime, measures taken by the state and their effectiveness; state protection available to witnesses and victims of crime - Feb. 2016

- BEN105509.FE - Kings in northern Benin, specifically in Borgou department; extent of their power in comparison with the power of political and civil authorities; a king’s ability to force a woman to marry him; remedies available to a woman who refuses to marry a king - Apr. 2016

- BEN105244.FE - Treatment of sexual minorities by society and the authorities, including legislation, state protection provided and support services - July 2015

Norwegian Country of Origin Information Centre (Landinfo)

Female genital mutilation of women in West Africa - Jan. 2009

Non-Government Organization Reports

Amnesty International	Amnesty International Reports: The state of the World’s Human Right - Apr. 2024, Mar. 2023 “Displaced for Coconut Palms” Forced Evictions for Tourism and Coastal Development in Benin - Dec. 2023 Anti-Corruption Fight in Peril – Crackdown on Anti-Corruption Human Rights Defenders in West and Central Africa - July 2023 The State of African Regional Human Rights Bodies and Mechanisms 2019-2020 - Oct. 2020
Country Maps	University of Texas at Austin - Map Collection
Election Guide	Recent Elections
Freedom House	Freedom in the World - 2024, 2023, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017
Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre	Country Report on internal displacement in 2021 - December 2021 Africa Report on Internal Displacement - 2019
International Crisis Group	Containing Militancy in West Africa’s Park W - Jan. 2023
Ireland Refugee Documentation Center	How widespread is Voodoo in Benin? - Sept. 2012
World Health Organization	Webpage

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Amnesty International	BBC
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Updated October 22, 2024