"The Perverse Side of Things"
Torture, Inadequate Detention Conditions, and Excessive Use of Force by Guinean Security Forces

I. Summary

II. Background

III. Torture and Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment of Suspects in Police Custody

Arrest and Interrogation of Suspects
Types of Torture or Cruel, Inhuman, and Degrading Treatment Experienced During Police Custody
Who is Targeted
Government Response

V. Prison Conditions

Overcrowding
Lack of Food and Nutrition
Volunteer Prison Guards

VI. Excessive Use of Force and the Killing of Unarmed Demonstrators

June 2006 Nationwide Strike
Accounts of Lethal Use of Force
Accounts of Police Beatings, Rape, and Robbery of Bystanders
Intimidation of Journalists, Union Leaders, and Opposition Parties in Connection with the June 2006 Strike
Government Response to Killings and Other Strike-Related Abuses

VII. Conclusion

VIII. Recommendations

To the Government of Guinea
To the Judiciary
To the United States, France, the European Union and other International Donors
To the United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights and the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights

August 2006     Volume 18, No. 7(A)