Guinea Solidarity Mission-Executive Summary

Monday, March 15, 2010

Author:

Femmes Africa Solidarite (FAS)

Africa

Western Africa

Peacewomen Comment:

On September 28th 2009, brutal military force was used to suppress a peaceful demonstration organized by the Forces Vives comprising of Political Parties, Civil Society Organizations, and trade unions in the Conakry Stadium in Guinea.

According to the report issued by the International Commission of Inquiry a total of 156 persons were killed, 109 women subjected to rape and other sexual violations and an unknown number of persons went missing.

This act has been widely condemned at both national and international levels.

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UNIFEM, UAF, AWDF, Guinea Solidarity Mission Executive Summary, 2010

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