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September 25, 2019 Report

Guinea: A Decade Later, No Justice for Massacre
Investigation Complete; Trial Should Be Scheduled

Français September 25, 2019 Video Guinea: A Decade Later, No Justice for Massacre Families of victims of the September 2009 massacre by Guinea’s security forces are still awaiting justice 10 years later, 6 human rights groups said today. (Conakry) – Families of victims of the September 2009 ...
October 22, 2018 Commentary

Condé’s Chance to Shine

Français 2009_Guinea_Massacre In Guinea’s capital, Conakry, family members cry after identifying the body of a relative killed on September 28, 2009, when security forces fired on opposition supporters as they marched to and later held a rally in the September 28 Stadium. The body of their relative ...
September 27, 2018 News Release

Guinea: 9 Years Later, Bring Justice for September 28 Crimes
Guinean and International Organizations Call for Trial to Take Place Without Delay

Français Bahasa Indonesia (Conakry) – No one has yet been tried for Guinea’s stadium massacre of September 28, in which at least 156 opposition supporters were killed and more than a hundred women were raped, five human rights organizations said today. The organizations are the Association of ...
May 28, 2018 Commentary

West Africa: Helping to Bring Perpetrators to Justice at Home

201804ij_icc_main Clockwise, from top left: Georgians hold candles during a remembrance ceremony in Gori, west of Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi, a year after the August 2008 war between Georgia and Russia over the breakaway region of South Ossetia. / Relatives hold pictures of their beloved during a ...
May 3, 2018 News Release

ICC Prosecutor Can Spur National Justice
Case Studies of Colombia, United Kingdom, Georgia, Guinea

Français Español العربية Русский Georgian Expand Relatives hold pictures of their beloved during a March 6, 2009 march in Bogota against the “false positive” killings and enforced disappearances allegedly carried out by Colombian authorities between 2002 and 2008. © 2009 Mauricio Duenas/AFP/Getty ...
November 10, 2017 News Release

Guinea: Judges Conclude 2009 Massacre Inquiry
Major Step Toward Justice for Stadium Protest Victims

(Nairobi, November 10, 2017) – The panel of Guinean judges investigating the September 28, 2009 massacre of more than 150 protesters and rape of 100 women by the security forces during a peaceful protest concluded their investigation on November 9 2017, Human Rights Watch said today. The ...
September 27, 2017 News Release

Guinea: 8 Years Later, Justice for Massacre Needed
Victims of Stadium Crimes Awaiting Trial

(Conakry) – Guinea should move ahead to deliver justice, truth, and reparation for the grave crimes committed on September 28, 2009, at a Conakry stadium, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and the Association of Victims, Parents and Friends of the September 28 Massacre said today in ...
December 5, 2012 Report

Waiting for Justice
Accountability before Guinea’s Courts for the September 28, 2009 Stadium Massacre, Rapes, and Other Abuses

Français Language English Waiting for Justice Accountability before Guinea’s Courts for the September 28, 2009 Stadium Massacre, Rapes, and Other Abuses Summary Important Steps Undermining Factors Insecure Political Landscape Lack of Judicial Independence Limited Government Support for ...
December 20, 2016 Dispatches

Military Official Arrested for Guinea’s 2009 Stadium Massacre
Step Forward for Much Needed Accountability

The arrest of a man charged with crimes committed in a horrendous massacre in Guinea brought justice an important step closer for one of the single worst incidents during decades of abusive, authoritarian rule that ended in 2010. 2012-12-guinea-africa-protest Opposition supporters flee Conakry’s ...
April 13, 2005 Report

Youth, Poverty and Blood
The Lethal Legacy of West Africa’s Regional Warriors

Language English Youth, Poverty and Blood: The Lethal Legacy of West Africa's Regional Warriors I. Summary II. Recommendations To the Governments of Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Burkina Faso, and Côte d'Ivoire To All Governments donating funds to Liberia To the Economic Community of ...
September 27, 2016 News Release

Guinea: 7 Years On, Justice for Massacre Needed
Victims Anxious for Long-Awaited Trial to Begin

Français 2009_Guinea_Massacre In Guinea’s capital, Conakry, family members cry after identifying the body of a relative killed on September 28, 2009, when security forces fired on opposition supporters as they marched to and later held a rally in the September 28 Stadium. The body of their relative ...
September 28, 2015 News Release

Guinea: Make 2009 Massacre Trial a Priority
Mark Anniversary by Reaffirming Judicial Reform Commitment

(Conakry) – Guinea’s political leaders should put ending impunity and completing reform of the country’s judicial system at the center of their priorities, six international and national human rights groups said today, ahead of the sixth anniversary of the massacre of protesters in a Conakry ...
July 9, 2015 News Release

Guinea: Ex-Coup Leader Charged in 2009 Massacre
Major Step by Guinean Judiciary to Advance Justice

(Dakar) – Guinea ’s domestic panel of judges investigating the 2009 stadium massacre and rapes took a major step on July 8, 2015, by charging former self-proclaimed President Captain Moussa Dadis Camara, Human Rights Watch said today. On September 28, 2009, several hundred members of Guinea’s ...
September 27, 2014 News Release

Guinea: 5 Years On, No Justice for Massacre
Let Anniversary Be the Last Before Justice is Achieved

(Conakry) – The fifth anniversary on September 28, 2014, of the Conakry stadium massacre should be the last before justice is done, seven Guinean and international organizations, in unity with the victims, said today. More than 150 people were killed, some 100 women were raped and several hundred ...
September 27, 2013 News Release

Guinea: Stadium Massacre Victims Deserve Justice
On 4th Anniversary, Investigation Needs More Support

(Johannesburg, September 27, 2013) – Those responsible for the 2009 stadium massacre, rapes, and other abuses by security forces in Guinea have yet to be brought to account four years after the crimes were committed, Human Rights Watch said today. A domestic investigation has been stymied by ...
July 3, 2013 News Release

Guinea: High-Level Charges in 2009 Massacre
Place the Accused on Leave from Government; Protect Judges, Victims

(Nairobi) – Guinea’s domestic panel of judges investigating the country’s 2009 stadium massacre and rapes has taken a significant step in charging a high-level suspect, who is expected to be questioned by the judges on July 4. Given the potential for interference with the investigation, the ...
June 28, 2013 News Release

Guinea: Minister Charged for Alleged Role in Stadium Massacre

On June 27, investigative judges overseeing the investigation into the September 2009 killing and rape of opposition members, charged Lieutenant-Colonel Claude Pivi for his role in the crimes. The charges against Pivi, the minister for presidential security, represents a significant step forward ...
December 5, 2012 News Release

Guinea: Step Up Efforts to Ensure Justice for Stadium Massacre
Important Test Case for International Community to Promote Domestic Accountability

(Conakry) – 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 ...
September 29, 2012 News Release

Guinea: Stadium Massacre Victims Await Justice
On Third Anniversary of Killings, Rapes, Investigation Needs More Support

(Johannesburg) – Hundreds of victims of the 2009 massacre, rapes, and other abuses by security forces in Guinea have yet to see justice done, Human Rights Watch said today on the eve of the third anniversary of the attacks. The Guinean government should increase support for the domestic ...
September 27, 2011 News Release

Guinea: 2 Years On, Stadium Massacre Unpunished
Lack of Accountability Impedes Reconciliation

(Johannesburg) – 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, Human Rights Watch said today. The Guinean government needs to do more to ensure justice for victims of the massacre on September ...