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Human rights in Guinea, a nation of approximately 10,069,000 people in West Africa, [1] are a contentious issue. In its 2012 Freedom in the World report, Freedom House named Guinea "partly free" for the second year in a row, an improvement over its former status as one of the least free countries in Africa.
Following the disappearance of the FNDC's leadership in July 2024, Human Rights Watch accused the Guinean government of carrying out an enforced disappearance and called on authorities to immediately confirm their detention and location. [1] Amnesty International called for the men's immediate releases. [16]
February 25 - ECOWAS lifts the sanctions it imposed on Guinea following the 2021 Guinean coup d'état. [ 2 ] February 26 - An open-ended general strike is declared by the main trade union confederation demanding the release of Union of Press Professionals of Guinea (SPPG) secretary general Sékou Jamal Pendessa, the lowering of food prices and ...
The table below presents the latest Human Development Index (HDI) for countries in Africa as included in the United Nations Development Programme's Human Development Report, released on 13 March 2024 and based on data collected in 2024. [1] As of 2024, all African UN member states are included in the report.
Equatorial Guinea is known for human rights abuses.Under the current government it has "limited ability of citizens to change their government; increased reports of unlawful murders of civilians by security forces; government-sanctioned kidnappings; systematic torture of prisoners and detainees by security forces; life threatening conditions in prisons and detention facilities; impunity ...
Today's Women International Network, a women's rights group founded in Guinea, advocates for sexual and reproductive healthcare, including family planning and post-abortion care. [6] On 18–19 March, 2020, twenty journalists met in Conakry for a discussion on sexual and reproductive rights and abortion.
A March 2021 report by the U.S. Department of State blasted extensive human rights violations by the government, security forces and businesses in Guinea. The report cited extensive international criticism of the recent national elections, which yielded "President Alpha Conde's re-election (despite disputed results) [...] following a ...
Therefore, Guinea was placed on the "Tier 2 Watch List" for the third consecutive year. In February 2009, the head of government issued a declaration giving security forces the right to shoot anyone apprehended while trafficking a human being, raising significant human rights concerns. In the same month, the National Committee to Combat Human ...