In its annual report, the US State Department makes a devastating assessment of the past year: arbitrary arrests, poor conditions in prisons … The US State Department confirms in this report published this week the dysfunctions that several human beings have pointed out in recent months. rights organizations.
In 2020, many cases of human rights violations were committed in Guinea’s Foreign Ministry, referring to “extrajudicial executions carried out by the government or its name”, “inhuman acts”, “arbitrary arrests” and many restrictions on freedom of expression. .
Washington reviews every election episode that has been filled with violence. In October, the National Front for the Defense of the Constitution lamented ten deaths and violence in Nzérékoré: “No investigation has been initiated into these incidents”, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs regrets. The same observation was made about the violence that afflicted Forest Guinea a year ago, following the referendum on the new constitution: several dozen people had lost their lives and many buildings had been destroyed, but “no investigation” was conducted. Opened, note this report again.
Washington criticizes the poor conditions in the prisons, where 155 prisoners tested positive for Covid in September. In general, “the legal process often lacks independence and impartiality,” we read in this report.
No reaction at the moment from the authorities, who on several occasions have assured that investigations have been initiated into the violence linked to the election. The Ministry of Justice has been criticized by several non-governmental organizations and ensures that “the right to defense is strictly respected”.
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