Guinea: Government Tasked to Address Impunity

Conakry — An international human rights group has called on the government of Guinea to take concrete measures to hold security forces accountable for killings, beatings and other abuses linked to strike-related protests in January and February.

In its report, "Dying for Change: Brutality and Repression by Guinean Security Forces in Response to a Nationwide Strike", New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday documented how Guinean security forces "brutally repressed" demonstrations across the country.

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