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Even when Guinea is not facing political crisis and reeling from a massacre, daily life is gruelling for many and instability is never far away.
The World Should Take Note
A coalition of Guinean opposition leaders has presented President Blaise Compaoré of Burkina Faso a set of proposals they believe will end the political crisis precipitated by a military takeover in Guinea last December, reports Sidwaya from Ouagadougou.
Washington -- Now is the time for the people of Guinea to elect a democratic government of their choice, a senior U.S. State Department official told reporters October 30.
The Pan-African Parliament (PAP) this morning adopted a motion moved by the Hon. Member from Swaziland Marwick Khumalo against the massacre witnessed in Guinea on September 28 where at least 150 protesters calling on Guinea's military ruler Captain Moussa Dadis Camara to step down were allegedly shot dead by security forces.
Three prominent jurists will form the international commission of inquiry to probe last month's violent crackdown on unarmed demonstrators in Guinea that led to the deaths of at least 150 people and the rape of many others, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today.
N'zérékoré - Guinea junta leader Moussa Dadis Camara's home region - has an ethnically mixed population and has experienced communal clashes before. Guinea's latest political crisis has taken on an ethnic dimension there, according to local civil society activists.
Youths in the Guinea capital Conakry went on hunger strike on 28 October - one month after the deadly military attack on civilians - to call for political dialogue, an end to violence and the arrest of those who attacked demonstrators.
The most important step the international community can take to help Guinea is to press the military to vacate power so Guinean civil society groups can help the country transition to democracy, says a former U.S. ambassador to Guinea, Dane F. Smith Jr.
The Security Council today again called on Guinean authorities to charge and try the perpetrators of last month's deadly crackdown on unarmed demonstrators that reportedly killed 150 people and wounded hundreds more, warning that situation might pose a risk to regional peace.
Prices of rice, sugar, oil and other basic foods have risen sharply in the Guinea capital Conakry in the tense weeks following a deadly military crackdown on civilians.
The European Union (EU) has placed an arms embargo on Guinea and banned members of its military junta from travelling to Europe.
An in-depth investigation into the September 28, 2009 killings and rapes at a peaceful rally in Conakry, Guinea, has uncovered new evidence that the massacre and widespread sexual violence were organized and were committed largely by the elite Presidential Guard, commonly known as the "red berets," Human Rights Watch said today.
The Council today adopted a common position imposing restrictive measures against the Republic of Guinea, following the violent crackdown by security forces on political demonstrators on 28 September 2009 and the subsequent violation of human rights(14697/09).
The Action Congress (AC) has commended the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for standing up for democracy and the rule of law by sanctioning Niger Republic.
Prominent French rights lawyer Jacques Verges and several of his colleagues have agreed to help unearth the truth about the last month's massacre in Conakry.
The mechanisms put in place by nations to protect and further the frontiers and interest of democracy under the auspices of their various international and sub-regional organisations is still based on the fact that democracy, despite some inherent limitations, guarantees the greatest good and freedom for the greater majority of people around the world. Whereas good governance may not happen in all ...
THERE is simply no two ways about it, 'the Butcher of Conakry' must face justice for crimes against humanity. It is an evasion of justice and a boon to murderous actions to demand that Captain Dadis Moussa Camara of Guinea only steps down and not contest for the forthcoming presidential election in that country.
Aid agencies are mobilizing funds and relief supplies to help more than 1,000 Guineans injured in 28 September violence, as well as to brace for further unrest as the country remains "very volatile", according to the UN.
"Three weeks after over 150 people were killed in a military crackdown on demonstrators in the capital Conakry, with women and girls raped, Guineans are coping with the aftermath, some still searching for disappeared relatives' bodies. Uncertainty and tension reign." - UN IRIN News, Oct. 21, 2009
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