The civil society movement “Tournons La Page” (TLP) has sounded the alarm over a surging wave of forced disappearances in Guinea, describing the current climate as an “epidemic” of abductions and extrajudicial arrests across the country.
In a damning investigative report, the pan-African non-governmental organisation claims to have documented at least 35 targeted abductions since General Mamady Doumbouya took power in September 2021. Speaking on the findings, Alseny Farinta Camara, Human Rights defender and National Co-ordinator for TLP Guinea, pulled no punches regarding the state’s tactics.
“The Guinean State acts like a thug, suppressing critical voices,” Camara stated. “The military regime is responsible for violent crimes, arbitrary arrests, and enforced disappearances. As for activists, the luckiest are forced into exile, while the less fortunate are victims of these abductions.”
The report highlights the prominent cases of Oumar Sylla, better known as Foniké Menguè, the national coordinator of the National Front for the Defense of the Constitution, and Mamadou Billo Bah, a senior leader within TLP Guinea. Both men remain missing following their suspected abduction by security forces in Conakry, an incident that marks its two-year anniversary tomorrow, July 9.
For TLP, the absolute lack of credible judicial investigations and the ongoing silence from authorities only foster a culture of impunity, directly encouraging further violations of fundamental human rights.
–ChannelAfrica–
