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  • Guinea: Step Up Efforts to Ensure Justice for Stadium Massacre
    Dec 5, 2012
    Press release

    The Guinean government should increase support to the domestic investigation of the September 28, 2009 massacre, rapes, and other abuses to enable fair, credible prosecutions of the crimes without further delay, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The conclusion is based on extensive research and analysis of the factors holding up the investigation. International partners – including the European Union (EU), United States, and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights – also should increase pressure and support for justice to be done.

     

  • Guinea: Stadium Massacre Victims Await Justice
    Sep 29, 2012
    Press release

    Hundreds of victims of the 2009 massacre, rapes, and other abuses by security forces in Guinea have yet to see justice done on the eve of the third anniversary of the attacks. The Guinean government should increase support for the domestic investigation of the crimes so that those responsible can be held to account without further delay. 

     

  • Guinea: 2 Years On, Stadium Massacre Unpunished
    Sep 27, 2011
    Press release

    No one has been held to account two years after Guinean security forces gunned down unarmed protesters at an opposition rally in Conakry, the capital. The Guinean government needs to do more to ensure justice for victims of the massacre on September 28, 2009.

  • Letter to African Union Commission Chairperson Jean Ping on Developing an AU Human Rights Strategy
    Dec 14, 2010
    Letter
  • France-Africa Summit: Support Justice to End Atrocities
    May 28, 2010
    Press release
    Heads of state attending the France-Africa summit should make a strong commitment to provide justice for victims of human rights abuses and to bring perpetrators to account.
  • Guinea: Ensure Redress for Stadium Massacre Victims
    Mar 4, 2010
    Press release
    Guinea’s new transitional government should take concrete steps to ensure redress for victims of the September 2009 massacre of more than 150 opposition supporters in a stadium in the capital, Conakry. The government should also locate the bodies of those still missing and suspend officials implicated in the massacre and its aftermath.
  • African Civil Society Urges African States Parties to the Rome Statute to Reaffirm Their Commitment to the ICC
    Jul 30, 2009
    Written statement
    Recognizing our obligation to help protect human rights and uphold the rule of law, we, the undersigned civil society organizations, appeal to African ICC States Parties to reaffirm their support for the ICC and their commitment to abide by their obligations under the Rome Statute, particularly in relation to the arrest and transfer of the President of Sudan to the ICC.
  • Ghana: Obama Visit Should Highlight Rights
    Jul 8, 2009
    Press release
    United States President Barack Obama should use his visit to Ghana on July 10 and 11, 2009 to encourage its new president, John Atta Mills, to take a leadership position in Africa on issues of democracy and justice.
  • AU Summit: Protect the Vulnerable and Stress Accountability
    Jan 23, 2009
    Press release
    The African Union should attach top priority to civilian protection and bringing human rights abusers to justice when it meets for its summit meeting in Ethiopia next week. The AU summit takes place from January 26 to February 3 in Addis Ababa.
  • Letter to African Union Chairman Jean Ping to Address Key Concerns During the African Union Summit
    Jan 22, 2009
    Letter
    Human Rights Watch writes to Chairman of the African Union, Jean Ping, preceeding the AU summit. We urge more attention to be paid to the countries of Somalia, Guinea, Chad, the DRC, and Zimbabwe. A call for action is also included asking to assist Senegal in moving forward with proceedings for former President of Chad, Hissène Habré.