Dying for Change
Brutality and Repression by Guinean Security Forces
in Response to a Nationwide Strike
Map of
Guinea
Summary
Recommendations
To the
Government of Guinea
To the
United States, France, the European Union and other International Donors
To the
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the African Commission on
Human and Peoples' Rights
Background
A Series of
Strikes and the Growth of the Trade Unions
Strike
Three; The Tipping Point
Lethal Use
of Force
Beating,
Arrest, and Robbery of Protestors and Bystanders
Harassment,
Arrest, and Abuse of Members of Civil Society
Intimidation
of the Media During the First Weeks of the Strike
The Strike
Outside of Conakry
Response to
the Appointment of a New Prime Minister
Guinea Under
Martial Law..
House-to-House
Searches
Curfew..
Stray
Bullets and Reckless Fire
Intimidation
and Arrest of Journalists
Resolution
of the Martial Law Crisis
Government
Response to Killings and Other Strike-Related Abuses
The Police
The Military
The
Gendarmerie
The Ministry
of Justice
Response of
the International Community
Conclusion
Acknowledgements
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