May 07

• Equatorial Guinea: Human Rights Concerns Ahead of Elections - Troubling Conditions Compromise May 26 Legislative Vote [press release]

  Serious human rights violations and denial of fundamental freedoms in Equatorial Guinea are casting a shadow over campaigning ahead of the May 26, 2013 legislative elections,... Read more »

• Equatorial Guinea: Amnesty International, EG Justice, and Human Rights Watch Joint Statement On Concerns Ahead of the May 26 Vote in Equatorial Guinea [press release]

  Equatorial Guineans will go to the polls on May 26, 2013, to elect members of a new parliament as well as local council members across the country. Voters will also elect, for the... Read more »

February 18

• Equatorial Guinea: Visiting Leaders Should Press for Rights - Country's Citizens Denied Free, Fair Elections [press release]

  Latin American and African officials participating in a cross-regional meeting in Equatorial Guinea should press their host, President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasago, to undertake... Read more »

December 06, 2012

• Equatorial Guinea: Opposition Figures and Their Lawyers Harassed Ahead of 2013 Elections [press release]

  The most recent arbitrary detention of a leading opposition politician in Equatorial Guinea on December 4, 2012,raises concerns about human rights conditions in the lead-up to... Read more »

October 25, 2012

• Equatorial Guinea: Lawyer Detained, Denied Visits - Wife Threatened for Seeking Access - Government Maintains Silence [press release]

  Authorities in Equatorial Guinea have arbitrarily detained the prominent lawyer Fabián Nsue Nguema in Black Beach prison in Malabo, the capital of Equatorial Guinea, and are... Read more »

October 24, 2012

• Equatorial Guinea: Human Rights Lawyer Held in Malabo Prison [press release]

  The authorities in Equatorial Guinea should immediately investigate the alleged enforced disappearance of a top human rights lawyer who has been unaccounted for since the evening... Read more »

August 15, 2012

• Equatorial Guinea: Equatorial Guinea - Arrest Highlights Arbitrary Justice - Obiang Government Denies Rights, Seeks Improved Global Image [press release]

  The arbitrary arrest and detention of a former business associate of the son of Equatorial Guinea's president demonstrates the government's continued violation of basic rights, EG... Read more »

August 10, 2012

• Equatorial Guinea: Joint Letter to Invitees of the Ix Sullivan Summit in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea [document]

  Dear Sir/Madam, Read more »

July 16, 2012

• Equatorial Guinea: Rights Groups Deplore Obiang-Financed Prize [press release]

  UNESCO's decision to issue a controversial prize sponsored by President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea is disappointing and irresponsible, seven civil society... Read more »

June 15, 2012

• Equatorial Guinea: Obiang Should Tackle Corruption, Poverty, and Repression in Oil-Rich Equatorial Guinea

  The president of Equatorial Guinea should take concrete steps to respect human rights, address corruption, and improve transparency, Global Witness, Human Rights Watch, Open... Read more »

June 06, 2012

• Equatorial Guinea: Opposition Figure Pardoned [press release]

  The pardon by President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea of Dr. Wenceslao Mansogo Alo, the prominent political opponent and human rights defender, is a positive... Read more »

May 25, 2012

• Equatorial Guinea: End Harassment of Jailed Opponent, Lawyers [press release]

  Authorities in Equatorial Guinea should cease all harassment of a jailed political opponent and those close to him, Human Rights Watch, Physicians for Human Rights and EG Justice... Read more »

May 07, 2012

• Equatorial Guinea: Opposition Figure Wrongly Convicted - Doctor Jailed for Three Years On Political Charges [press release]

  The conviction of a prominent member of Equatorial Guinea's beleaguered political opposition is a travesty of justice, Human Rights Watch said today. A trial court in the city of... Read more »

April 12, 2012

• Equatorial Guinea: 'Move Quickly' on Warrant for Son of President Facing Money Laundering Charges [press release]

  The French Ministry of Justice should move swiftly to issue an international arrest warrant for the son of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema of Equatorial Guinea, EG Justice, Human... Read more »

March 09, 2012

• Equatorial Guinea: Civil Society Condemns Prize Decision [press release]

  A split vote by UNESCO's Executive Board to approve a prize sponsored by President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogoof Equatorial Guinea puts the president's interests above UNESCO's... Read more »

February 15, 2012

• Equatorial Guinea: Opposition Figure Held [press release]

  The detention without charge of Dr. Wenceslao Mansogo Alo, a medical doctor who is also a prominent human rights defender and opposition member in Equatorial Guinea, for more than... Read more »

• Equatorial Guinea: Opposition Figure Held [press release]

  The detention without charge of Dr. Wenceslao Mansogo Alo, a medical doctor who is also a prominent human rights defender and opposition member in Equatorial Guinea, for more than... Read more »

January 13, 2012

• Equatorial Guinea: Group Accuses Nation of Violating Human Rights [press release]

  The government of Equatorial Guinea, which is co-hosting the Africa Cup of Nations later in January 2012, cracks down on political opponents, intimidates journalists, and... Read more »

November 22, 2011

• Equatorial Guinea: Reforms Ring Hollow Ahead of Summit [press release]

  Latin American and African dignitaries gathering in Equatorial Guinea for a cross-regional meeting should press their host, President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasago, on his human... Read more »

November 15, 2011

• Equatorial Guinea: Vote Discredited By Irregularities - HRW [press release]

  A referendum on November 13, 2011, to modify the constitution of Equatorial Guinea to further increase the powers of the presidency was marred by reports of voting fraud,... Read more »

November 11, 2011

• Equatorial Guinea: Voters to Decide on Stronger Powers for Obiang [press release]

  The constitutional changes that the people of Equatorial Guinea are asked to approve will strengthen the near-absolute powers of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo and further... Read more »

November 03, 2011

• Equatorial Guinea: Arrest Ahead of Referendum 'Undercuts Reform Pledge' [press release]

  The government of Equatorial Guinea should immediately release an opposition party member and civil society activist arrested on November 1, 2011, in what appeared to be a... Read more »

October 19, 2011

• Equatorial Guinea: Calls for U.S. to Act on Corruption Probe [press release]

  United States authorities should move quickly on an investigation of suspected corruption and money-laundering by the eldest son of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of... Read more »

• Equatorial Guinea: United States - Act Swiftly on Corruption Probe [press release]

  US Seeks to Claim Over $70 million in Items Owned by President Obiang's Son Read more »

October 04, 2011

• Equatorial Guinea: Unesco Suspends Obiang Prize Again [press release]

  The decision by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's executive board on October 4, 2011, to defer any action on a highly controversial life... Read more »