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Country:
Guinea Year: 2004
Court: African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights
Citation: Inst. for H.R. & Dev. in Afr. v. Guinea, Afr. Comm’n Human & Peoples’ Rights, Comm. No. 249/02 (2004).
Health Topics:
Disasters and emergencies,
Sexual and reproductive health,
Violence Human Rights: Freedom from discrimination,
Freedom from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment,
Right to bodily integrity,
Right to life,
Right to property
Facts: A human rights organization acting on behalf of Sierra Leonean refugees alleged that a national radio address of Guinean President Lasana Conté directing Guinean authorities to arrest, search and confine Sierra Leonean refugees to refugee camps incited soldiers and civilians to engage in attacks that violated provisions of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ …Read more
Tags: Armed conflict,
Assault,
Cruel and unusual punishment,
Cruel treatment,
Degrading treatment,
Forced displacement,
Humanitarian crisis,
Humiliating treatment,
Inhuman treatment,
Military,
Rape,
Refugees,
Sexual abuse,
Sexual assault,
Sexual violence,
Torture,
Violence against women
