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February 20, 2025 Dispatches

Guinean ‘Disappeared’ Activist Resurfaces with Marks of Torture

Abdoul Sacko’s Case Part of a Worrying Trend

Conakry, Guinea, September 2024.
January 16, 2025 News Release

West Africa: Civilians Unprotected in Conflicts

Crackdowns on Dissent, Civic Space; Fewer Opportunities for Justice

The leaders of Niger, Gen. Abdourahamane Tiani (C), Mali, Col. Assimi Goita (L), and Burkina Faso, Capt. Ibrahim Traore (R), show the documents of the Confederation of Sahel States, which they signed during their first summit in Niamey, Niger, July 6, 2024.
December 2, 2024 Report

Guinea: Rights at Risk as Promised Transition Derails

Crackdown on Opposition, Dissent, Media; Delayed Return to Constitutional Rule

Poster of Gen. Mamady Doumbouya in Conakry's streets, Guinea, September 2024
October 17, 2024 Dispatches

100 Days Later, Guinean Opponents Still Disappeared

Authorities Should Locate, Release Activists and Investigate Allegations of Torture

A poster created by the opposition coalition, National Front for the Defense of the Constitution (Front national pour la défense de la Constitution, FNDC) showing Billo Bah (L) and Oumar Sylla, known as Foniké Mengué (R).
October 3, 2024 Commentary

15 Years On, Landmark Guinea Trial Delivers on Justice and Shows Path for Future Accountability

Victims of crimes committed during Guinea's 2009 stadium massacre commemorate the fifteenth anniversary of the massacre in Conakry, Guinea on September 28, 2024. A Guinean court convicted eight men of crimes against humanity in connection to the massacre in July 2024.
July 31, 2024 News Release

Guinea: Landmark Verdict in Stadium Mass Killings Trial

Guinean Ex-President, Ministers Found Guilty

Eleven men accused of responsibility for the 2009 massacre and mass rape of pro-democracy protesters by forces linked to a former military junta in Guinea.
July 26, 2024 News Release

Guinea: High Stakes Verdict in Stadium Massacre Trial Nears

15 Years On, Victims Deserve Justice

Eleven men accused of responsibility for the 2009 massacre and mass rape of pro-democracy protesters by forces linked to a former military junta in Guinea.
July 26, 2024 Q & A

Guinea’s 2009 Stadium Massacre Trial

Questions and Answers

Eleven men accused of responsibility for the 2009 massacre and mass rape of pro-democracy protesters by forces linked to a former military junta in Guinea.
July 26, 2024 Fact Sheet

Annex: Overview of Proceedings in Guinea’s 2009 Stadium Massacre Trial

July 12, 2024 Dispatches

In Guinea, Fears of Torture of Forcibly Disappeared Opponents

Locate, Release Them, Investigate Allegations of Torture

Oumar Sylla, known as Foniké Mengué, at the National Front for the Defense of the Constitution headquarters in Conakry, Guinea, May 2022
July 1, 2024 News Release

Guinea: Massacre Trial Awaits Landmark Verdict

Parties Request Reparations, Life Sentences, and Acquittals in Closing Arguments

Victims and their families of crimes committed during Guinea’s 2009 stadium massacre line up to enter a courthouse in Conakry, Guinea.
April 26, 2024 Dispatches

Guinea Massacre Trial Enters Final Stage

Reclassification of Charges Remains Open Question, Date Set for Closing Submissions

Eleven men accused of responsibility for the 2009 massacre and mass rape of pro-democracy protesters by forces linked to a former military junta in Guinea.
March 15, 2024 Dispatches

Prosecution Seeks Crimes against Humanity Charges in Guinea Massacre Trial

Proceedings Suspended Pending Defense’s Response

Eleven men accused of responsibility for the 2009 massacre and mass rape of pro-democracy protesters by forces linked to a former military junta in Guinea.
December 21, 2023 Dispatches

Guinea Massacre Trial Rebounds After Prison Break

Witnesses of 2009 Stadium Attack Take the Stand

Security force members stand in a street ahead of the trial of eleven men accused of responsibility for the 2009 massacre and mass rape of pro-democracy protesters by forces linked to a former military junta in Conakry, Guinea, September 28, 2022.
September 25, 2023 News Release

Guinea: Significant Progress in 2009 Massacre Trial

14 Years On, Over 50 Victims Finally Heard; International Support Needed

Inside of the courtroom in Conakry where a domestic trial is ongoing for crimes committed during the 2009 Stadium Massacre.

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