Human rights violations were carried out in the context of controversial constitutional change and disputed presidential election results. Dozens of people were killed by members of defence and security forces during demonstrations, while alleged perpetrators enjoyed impunity. Members of opposition...

Victims of sexual violence in Guinea face social stigmatization, a lack of accessible medical care and serious barriers to justice, said Amnesty International and the International Planned Parenthood Federation Africa Region (IPPFAR) today in a new report ‘Shame must change sides, ensuring rights...

As a reaction to the dissolution of the National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC) and the summoning of a journalist to a military camp, Habibatou Gologo, Deputy Director of Amnesty International’s West and Central Africa office, has said: ” On Monday 8 August the Guinean...

In response to the arbitrary arrests and detentions of members of the National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC) and the wave of police violence during the demonstrations in Conakry on 28 July that left five dead and at least three more injured by gunfire, Fabien Offner, a researcher...

Guinean authorities must take immediate measures to ensure thorough and impartial investigation of recent rapes and sexual assaults followed by murders committed over the course of just eight days and bring perpetrators to justice, Amnesty International and the International Planned Parenthood...

Efficient, fair trial should hold 2009 stadium abusers accountable (Conakry, September 27, 2021) – The trial of suspects in the massacre of more than 150 people and the rape of dozens of women in a Guinea stadium on 28 September 2009 should begin as soon as possible, six human rights groups said...

Amnesty International today announces the name of four awardees of a bursary in honour of its late employee Gaëtan Mootoo, Researcher for West Africa, who had been with the organization for more than 30 years. This announcement is made public as the organization remembers him with great fondness on...

Authorities in Guinea must investigate the deaths of at least four people in detention and end a wave of arrests targeting at least 400 opposition and civil society members across the country following the publication of the presidential election results in October, Amnesty International said...

• Re-elected President Alpha Condé is sworn in today • At least 16 shot dead in October • A 62-year-old man tortured The use of excessive force by Guinean security force in the weeks following the country’s presidential election, has led to more than a dozen killed including a 62-year-old man...

They used weapons of war in Conakry and Labé Satellite imagery geolocates shooting scene in a suburb of the capital African Union and ECOWAS still silent in front of this crackdown behind closed-door Witness testimonies, satellite imagery and videos analysed and authenticated by Amnesty...

Defence and security forces responsible for unlawful killings Victims shot and wounded go into hiding for fear of reprisals Bodies of some killed during protests turned away from public morgues The crackdown on protests in Guinea, including those against a change in the constitution allowing...

Still no trial 11 years after September 28, 2009 attack in Conakry Victims and their family members are demanding justice for the killings of more than 150 demonstrators, rapes, and other crimes committed by the Guinean security forces on September 28, 2009 in a stadium in Guinea’s capital,...

At least 70 protestors and bystanders killed since January 2015 Journalists targeted 109 deaths in custody The Guinean authorities must address mounting human rights violations, including the killing of protesters, bans on peaceful assemblies and attacks on dissenting voices, which threaten to get...