Guinea

July 13, 2022

Guinea: child victims of “punitive justice”

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Nordine Drici is a historian and legal expert on prisoners’ rights. He wrote an overview of the penitentiary situation in Guinea, examining access to justice in the country. This expert evaluation formed part of a training programme (under the RESPECT project) that he provided for Lawyers Without B… Read more

May 31, 2022

Guinée : Décès de prisonniers à Coyah, l'autopsie révèle qu'ils ne recevaient plus d'air

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May 31, 2022

Guinée : À N'Zérékoré, le ministre de la justice s'indigne face aux mauvaises conditions de la prison

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May 6, 2021

Guinée : après sept mois de détention arbitraire, le militant Oumar Sylla doit être libéré

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February 8, 2021

Guinée : "décédé de mort naturelle" un constat qui se multiplie à la prison de Conakry en Guinée

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February 2, 2021

Guinea: deaths in detention and prison sentence for opposition members

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In the past two months, four people, including three supporters of the opposition Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea (UFDG) have died in pre-trial detention in Conakry’s main prison. They were arrested in connection with protests in March 2020 against a referendum to change the constitution, and…

Source — Amnesty International

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May 19, 2020

Guinea: plongée dans l'enfer du camp militaire de Soronkoni

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August 23, 2019

Guinea: intimidation by imprisonment

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Barry was a member of the main opposition party to President Alpha Condé. He was incarcerated for over four years. Read more

April 16, 2019

Equatorial Guinea: Teodoro Obiang lance le processus pour abolir la peine de mort

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December 4, 2018

Guinea: total darkness

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Isiaka was held in a police station for one week. Lack of privacy, light, food, and information. Here is his story. Read more

April 26, 2017

Guinée : des acteurs du milieu carcéral veulent "rendre la vie supportable" dans les prisons guinéennes

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Source — Guinée Matin

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April 6, 2017

Guinée : prévue pour 50 personnes, la prison de N’Zérékoré accueille actuellement plus de 300 détenus

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Source — Le 224

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February 6, 2017

Guinée : les administrateurs de prison formés à mieux gérer les dossiers des détenus

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Source — ICRC

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December 7, 2016

Guinée : Décès en série à la prison civile de Coyah

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Source — Guineenews

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August 17, 2016

Guinée : quand la détention provisoire devient permanente

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Un rapport exclusif obtenu par Jeune Afrique montre comment, en Guinée, des détenus restent en prison de nombreuses années sans aucun jugement. La faute aux multiples carences de la justice guinéenne.

Source — Jeune Afrique

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July 5, 2016

Guinea: new criminal code drops death penalty but fails to tackle impunity and keeps repressive provisions

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Guinea’s National Assembly vote in favor of a new criminal code abolishing the death penalty is a significant step for human rights in the country, but the code contains provisions which will strengthen the impunity enjoyed by security personnel and repress the expression of dissent, Amnesty Intern…

Source — Amnesty International

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