Visit Mouvement Citoyen du 6 Juin (M66)in collaboration with civil society organizations and the Togolese diaspora, today publishes a crisis memorandumcalling on the international community to urgently intervene in the face of the serious deterioration of the political, institutional and human rights situation in Togo.

The memorandum highlights the systematic weakening of democracy, massive violations of fundamental rights, and the unilateral imposition of a new constitution by the current regime, with the aim of strengthening the power of the president. Faure Gnassingbé and his party.

KEY POINTS OF THE MEMORANDUM :

1. Attack on democracy
   The regime imposed a new Constitution on May 3, 2025, following a unilateral vote on April 19, 2024, without any popular consultation. This reform abolishes presidential elections by direct universal suffrage, reinforces the power of the UNIR party and constitutes a constitutional fraud.
2. Massive human rights violations
   The current climate is marked by fear, torture, arbitrary arrests, extrajudicial executions, the bloody repression of demonstrations, the abusive use of force, and the total absence of judicial independence. Personalities such as Marguerite Essossimna Gnakade, Essowé Tchalla (Aamron) or Abdoul Aziz Goma are emblematic victims.
3. Repression of civil liberties
   Freedom of the press, of demonstration and of opinion is severely curtailed. Independent media are muzzled, the Internet is censored, and militias such as the "People's Sentinels" are legalized and used to suppress citizen movements.

M66 REQUIREMENTS

M66 and its partners firmly demand :

• Visit immediate withdrawal of the imposed Constitution of the Fifth Republic.
• Visit resignation of President Faure Gnassingbé and its illegitimate regime.
• Visit unconditional release of all political prisoners.
• Visit setting up a democratic transition including a national consultation, a new consensual constitution, institutional reforms and national reconciliation.

APPEAL TO THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY

M66 calls :

• The United Nations This is why we have decided to send a fact-finding mission and a special emissary to Togo.
• Member States to exert diplomatic pressure on the Togolese regime.
• Togo's neighbors and friends The aim is to welcome and protect Togolese refugees.
• The African Union and ECOWAS to apply targeted sanctions and intervene diplomatically.
• The international community as a whole These include asset freezes and travel bans for those responsible for serious violations.

A FIGHT FOR DEMOCRACY AND JUSTICE

M66 and its partners reaffirm their commitment to Togo free, democratic, stable and prosperouswhere every citizen has the right to a voice, to dignity and to justice.

📄 The full memorandum will be available shortly on our official website:
🔗 www.m66tg.org