Guinea - A nation at the crossroads
| DIRITTI UMANI |
President Alpha Condé, who took power in December 2010, should address the profound human rights and governance problems that have underscored decades of abuse in Guinea, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
The report identifies the main factors that have contributed to years of impunity and recommends steps Guinea should take to promote good governance and to end the history of abuse.
The 68-page report, "We Have Lived in Darkness: A Human Rights Agenda for Guinea's New Government," calls on the government to bring to justice those responsible for massacres in 2007 and 2009. It says that the government should strengthen the judiciary and provide it with adequate resources, rein in and reform the security sector, and ensure that Guinea's population can benefit from the country's abundant natural resources. Human Rights Watch also recommended establishing a truth commission to uncover the causes of Guinea's violent past and an anti-corruption commission to end the misuse of its wealth. (...)
The article:
http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/05/24/guinea-nation-crossroads
The Report:
http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2011/05/24/we-have-lived-darkness
Sulla situazione regionale:
Basic Information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinea
Human Rights in Guinea:
http://www.hrw.org/africa/guinea
http://www.hrw.org/en/world-report-2011/guinea
http://www.amnesty.org/en/region/guinea/report-2011