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Bloody Monday
December 17, 2009

Bloody Monday

The September 28 Massacre and Rapes by Security Forces in Guinea

Map of Guinea
Map of Conakry
Map of the September 28 Stadium and Surrounding Area
Summary
Recommendations
Methodology
I. Background
II. Prelude to Massacre at the September 28 Stadium
Choosing a Date for the Opposition Rally
Morning March to the Stadium and Attempts by Security Forces to Block Opposition Supporters
Shooting of Unarmed Protesters by Gendarmes near the Stadium
Clashes at Hamdalaye and Bellevue Crossroads
Attempt to Block Opposition Leaders from Entering the Stadium
III. Massacre at the September 28 Stadium
Attack on Rally Participants by Security Forces inside the Stadium
Pursuit of Rally Participants by Security Forces outside the Stadium
Attack by Presidential Guard on Opposition Leaders
IV. Rape and Other Sexual Assault by Security Forces
Women Killed by Security Forces during or after Sexual Assault
Extreme Brutality during Sexual Assaults
Rape with Foreign Objects
Abduction and Rape
Psychological Impact of Rape
Command Responsibility for Sexual Violence
V. Attacks by Presidential Guard on the Homes of Opposition Leaders
VI. Government Cover-Up of the Massacre
Intimidation of Journalists
Removal of Bodies from the Stadium and Morgues and Burial in Mass Graves
VII. Military Takeover of Donka Hospital
VIII. Attacks on Opposition Neighborhoods by Military and Civilian Militia
IX. Arbitrary Detentions and Abuses in Detention
Abuses at Camp Koundara
Abuses at Camp Alpha Yaya Diallo
X. International Response to the September Violence
XI. Need for Accountability: Identifying the Main Perpetrators of the September Violence
Legal Considerations
Crimes against Humanity
Command Responsibility
Right to Accountability
National Efforts at Accountability for the September Violence
Individuals Whose Criminal Responsibility Should Be Investigated
CNDD President Captain Moussa Dadis Camara
Presidential Guard and Their Commanders
Anti-Drug and Anti-Organized Crime Unit of the Gendarmes
Mobile Intervention and Security Force (CMIS)
Acknowledgements