Guinea Massacre Prosecutions Bring Hope for Justice
The indictment of a former minister and the prosecution of an army officer allegedly involved in events of September 28, 2009, during which more than 157 people were killed and dozens of women were subjected to rape and other sexual crimes is an indication that the battle against impunity in Guinea is being won.
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Guinea:
'Fear Has Switched Sides'
UNIRIN, 1 October 2012
Three years after a stadium massacre in the Guinean capital Conakry in which hundreds of people were killed, injured and raped during a military crackdown on a rally to protest… Read more »
Security forces clashed with protestors in Conakry. (file photo)
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Guinea:
Stadium Massacre Victims Await Justice
IFEX, 27 September 2012
Hundreds of victims of the 2009 massacre, rapes, and other abuses by security forces in Guinea have yet to see justice done, Human Rights Watch said today on the eve of the third… Read more »
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Guinea:
Guinea - Stadium Massacre Victims Await Justice - On Third Anniversary of Killings, Rapes, Investigation Needs More Support
HRW, 27 September 2012
Hundreds of victims of the 2009 massacre, rapes, and other abuses by security forces in Guinea have yet to see justice done, Human Rights Watch said today on the eve of the third… Read more »
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Guinea:
Indictment of Former Minister On the Eve of the Third Anniversary of 28 September 2009 Massacre
FIDH, 21 September 2012
On the eve of the third anniversary of the 28 September 2009 massacre in Guinea, FIDH and its Guinean member organisation, OGDH, welcome the indictment, on 13 September 2012, of… Read more »
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Guinea:
Authorities Must Ensure the Safety of Protesters and Organise Legislative Elections
FIDH, 31 August 2012
FIDH and its member organisation in Guinea, OGDH, are deeply concerned about the political and security situation prevailing in Conakry, following the violence of Monday, 27 August… Read more »
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Guinea:
Moot-Court Competition in International Humanitarian Law
ICRC, 28 June 2012
On 29 and 30 June the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will hold a national moot-court competition in international humanitarian law in Conakry for students from… Read more »
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Guinea:
Major Breakthrough in the Case of Conakry Stadium Massacre
FIDH, 21 February 2012
Our organisations welcome the indictment of Lieutenant-Colonel Moussa Tiegboro Camara for his suspected role in the serious Human Rights violations committed on 28 September 2009… Read more »
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Guinea:
Prosecution of Army Officer Makes Waves
UNIRIN, 14 February 2012
"This simply doesn't happen in Guinea," a civilian in the capital, Conakry, said of the 8th October decision by judges to charge a top army official for alleged involvement in… Read more »
