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Guinea: Dying for Change

Dying for Change

Brutality and Repression by Guinean Security Forces in Response to a Nationwide Strike

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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

April 2007 Volume 19, No. 5(A)