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Guinea Letter to the Prime Minister of Guinea As leader of Guinea’s newly formed government, we are writing this open letter in order to express our deep concern about your government’s continuing inaction in the face of severe and ongoing human rights abuses in Guinea. August 14, 2008 Letter Also available in 
Printer friendly version Guinea: New Leader Should Address Rights Abuses Urgent Need to End Impunity Guinea’s new leader should put the country’s chronic human rights problems at the top of his agenda, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to Prime Minister Ahmed Tidiane Souaré made public today. August 14, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Letter to the Secretary General of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference Urging the Organisation to Improve and Strengthen the 1999 OIC Convention on Combating International Terrorism Human Rights Watch writes to urge Dr. Ihsanoglu to use his position as Secretary General of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference to support measures at the upcoming Summit of the Organisation of Islamic Conference in Dakar, Senegal on March 13-14 that would improve and strengthen the 1999 OIC Convention on Combating International Terrorism. In particular, we urge the OIC to consider two amendments to the Convention in order to narrow its overbroad definition of terrorism and to make absolutely clear that there is no sanction in Islam for deliberately attacking civilians, whatever the circumstances or justifications. March 11, 2008 Letter Also available in 
Printer friendly version Guinea: Thousands of Girls Face Abuse as Domestic Workers New Government and UNICEF Should Take Action Against Exploitation and Abuse Thousands of girls employed as domestic workers in Guinea face labor exploitation and physical abuse, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today, on the eve of the International Day of the African Child. The new Guinean government, which took office in March, should fulfill its pledge to improve living conditions for youths, including child domestic workers. June 15, 2007 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Bottom of the Ladder Exploitation and Abuse of Girl Domestic Workers in Guinea
HRW Index No.: A1908 June 15, 2007 Report Also available in
Download PDF, 414 KB, 104 pgs Purchase online Read Press Release Dying for Change Brutality and Repression by Guinean Security Forces in Response to a Nationwide Strike This 64-page report documents how Guinean security forces brutally repressed demonstrations across the country. It details how security forces abused, intimidated and arbitrarily arrested journalists and members of civil society. The report also shows how security forces were responsible for excessive use of force, as well as reckless and undisciplined fire. Security forces’ crackdown on protests in January and February resulted in at least 129 deaths and more than 1,700 wounded, hundreds of them by gunshot. In mid-January, Guinean trade unions called the strike to protest against corruption, bad governance, and deteriorating economic conditions. The strike paralyzed all major economic sectors, including the mining operations that provide a large portion of state revenue. HRW Index No.: A1905 April 24, 2007 Report Also available in
Download PDF, 529 KB, 66 pgs Purchase online Read Press Release Guinea: Free Rein to Security Forces Fuels Violence Government Should Create Independent Body to Investigate, Prosecute Abuses In responding to nationwide demonstrations, Guinean security forces murdered, assaulted, and robbed the citizens they are entrusted to protect, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The new government must take concrete measures to hold those responsible to account. April 20, 2007 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Guinea: Security Forces Abuse Population Under Martial Law Government Must Hold Security Forces Responsible for Killings, Rape and Robbery to Account The Guinean government has failed to control security forces responsible for rapes, robberies and more than 110 killings since mid-January, Human Rights Watch said today. After the imposition of martial law on February 12, security forces committed numerous abuses during house-to-house searches for weapons earlier seized by a small group of violent protesters from police stations and other government installations. February 15, 2007 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Guinea: Respect Rights of Demonstrators Security Forces Should Exercise Restraint in Responding to Nationwide Strike As a tense and at times violent nationwide strike continued in Guinea this week, Human Rights Watch called on Guinean security forces to exercise restraint in responding to demonstrators and to ensure that their fundamental right to life, and freedoms of expression and assembly are respected. In the past, Guinean security forces have responded to protests by killing unarmed protesters and attacking bystanders. January 16, 2007 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Guinea: Security Forces Torture, Kill With Impunity Government Must Investigate, Prosecute Officials Responsible for Abuses Guinean police and other government security forces routinely torture, assault, rob and sometimes even murder the citizens they are entrusted to protect, said Human Rights Watch in a report released today. August 22, 2006 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version "The Perverse Side of Things" Torture, Inadequate Detention Conditions, and Excessive Use of Force by Guinean Security Forces This 32-page report, “The Perverse Side of Things: Torture, Inadequate Detention Conditions and Excessive Use of Force by Guinean Security Forces,” documents how police brutally torture men and boys held in police custody. The victims are individuals suspected of common crimes as well as those perceived to be government opponents. Once transferred from police custody to prison, many are left to languish for years awaiting trial in cramped, dimly lit cells where they face hunger, disease and sometimes death. HRW Index No.: A1807 August 22, 2006 Report Also available in
Download PDF, 748 KB, 32 pgs Purchase online Read Press Release Guinea: Security Forces Respond to Protests with Killings Government Must Investigate and Prosecute Those Responsible for Abuses In response to a nationwide strike protesting increases in the prices of rice and fuel, Guinea’s security forces committed murder, rape, assault and theft against demonstrators and bystanders alike, Human Rights Watch said today. July 6, 2006 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version West Africa: Roving Warriors Recruited for New Conflicts Preventing New Atrocities Requires Ending the Cycle That Drives Regional Mercenaries Thousands of young men and boys, many of whom have committed atrocities while fighting in West Africa’s brutal civil wars, face re-recruitment into the region’s emerging conflicts. International efforts to disarm these fighters must provide them with alternatives to war. April 13, 2005 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Youth, Poverty and Blood The Lethal Legacy of West Africa’s Regional Warriors The lives of “regional warriors” are documented in this 66-page report. Based on interviews with some 60 former fighters who have crossed borders to fight in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Côte d’Ivoire and Guinea, the report explores the forces driving the phenomenon of cross-border mercenary activity in West Africa. HRW Index No.: A1705 April 13, 2005 Report Download PDF, 419 KB, 69 pgs Purchase online Combating War Crimes in Africa Testimony of Corinne Dufka before the U.S. House International Relations Committee, Africa Subcommittee, June 25, 2004 I want to thank Chairman Royce and ranking member Payne for inviting my organization, Human Rights Watch, to address the Africa Subcommittee about the important topic we are addressing here today: Combating War Crimes in Africa. June 25, 2004 Testimony Printer friendly version Small Arms and Conflict in West Africa Testimony of Lisa Misol, Human Rights Watch Researcher, Before the Congressional Human Rights Caucus For over a decade, Human Rights Watch has monitored crisis and conflict in West Africa, documented human rights abuses, and pressed for action to stop the abuses. May 20, 2004 Testimony Printer friendly version Liberia: Guinea Flouts Arms Embargo U.N. Security Council Member Facilitates Atrocities The government of Guinea violated the United Nations arms embargo on Liberia and supplied weapons that Liberian rebels used to commit atrocities, Human Rights Watch charged in a briefing paper released today. November 5, 2003 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Liberia: Where the Arms Come from Liberia urgently needs more peacekeepers. But West Africa as a whole needs sustained and skillful diplomacy just as badly. The continuing war in Liberia is a regional war, and the United States has lost many opportunities to engage West African governments in ways that might have lessened the suffering this war has caused. The Bush administration should not lose any more chances. September 17, 2003 Commentary Also available in
The Regional Crisis and Human Rights Abuses in West Africa A Briefing Paper to the U.N. Security Council The United Nations Security Council's mission to the West African region comes at a critical juncture. There have been some significant positive developments in the region in the past year, namely progress in the restoration of peace and accountability in Sierra Leone. At the same time, the West African sub-region has experienced two serious setbacks: the outbreak of conflict in Côte d'Ivoire and the resurgence of the Liberian war. June 20, 2003 Background Briefing Printer friendly version Guinea: Security of Liberian Refugees under Threat The United Nations Security Council should extend the arms embargo on Liberia to all rebel groups, and closely monitor the compliance of the Guinean government with that embargo, Human Rights Watch said today. November 25, 2002 Press Release Also available in
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