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15 December 2020, 07:53 UTC
• Re-elected President Alpha Condé is sworn in today
• At least 16 shot dead in October
• A 62-year-old man tortured
The use of excessive force by Guinean security force in the weeks following the country’s presidential election, has led to more than a dozen killed including a 62-year-old man presumably from torture, and the arrest of hundreds during protests or police operations in pro-opposition neighborhoods, Amnesty International said today.
President Alpha Condé was re-elected on 18 October for a third term and will be sworn in today. Amnesty International is highlighting new evidence, including testimonies from families of victims, analysis and authentication of images, and a count done with hospitals of the number of people killed, of the repression of demonstrations and dissenting voices between 19 October and the beginning of this month.
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A man wearing a T-shirt that reads “Don’t touch my Constitution !” takes part in a protest against President Alpha Condé’s plan to stay in office for a third term, in Conakry, Guinea, 6 January 2020, CELLOU BINANI/AFP via Getty Images The inauguration of Alpha Condé for his controversial third term as president for Guinea is being held against the backdrop of a violent crackdown on opposition leaders and supporters.
This statement was originally published on hrw.org on 14 December 2020.
Free wrongfully held opposition members, respect freedom of assembly
As Guinea’s President Alpha Condé prepares to be sworn in for a controversial third term on December 15, scores of opposition leaders, supporters, and others perceived to be close to the opposition are locked up, facing what appear to be politically motivated charges.
The use of excessive force by Guinean security force in the weeks following the country’s presidential election, has led to more than a dozen killed including a 62-year-old man presumably from torture, and the arrest of hundreds during protests or police operations in pro-opposition neighborhoods, Amnesty International said on Tuesday.
President Alpha Condé was re-elected on October 18 for a third term and will be sworn in today. Amnesty International is highlighting new evidence, including testimonies from families of victims, analysis and authentication of images, and a count done with hospitals of the number of people killed, of the repression of demonstrations and dissenting voices between October 19 and the beginning of this month.
November 10, 2020 09:43:39 am
The Supreme Court of Guinea confirmed Saturday that Alpha Condé won a third term as president. Condé’s rivals had raised allegations of voter fraud, which the court rejected.
Condé’s victory comes after a highly contested election. According to official results, he received 59.5 percent of the vote, with an estimated 78.88 percent voter turnout. Cellou Dalein Diallo, leader of the opposition party Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea (UDFG), won 33.5 percent of the vote. After the election, Diallo and other opposition leaders alleged that there had been acts of voter fraud. Their allegations were based on data collected by Diallo’s supporters at polling stations, but the constitutional court said they had failed to provide evidence in support of their allegations. Condé’s opponents have no further means of challenging the results. As such, Diallo has called on his supporters to resist by any legal means. Observers from African countries ha