20 African NGOs demand investigation into Guinea mass grave
Twenty African civil society organisations are demanding an independent, official investigation into six bodies found bound and blindfolded a week ago in a mass grave in southwestern Guinea. Local sources told AFP at the time that young people gathering firewood found the six male bodies in the village of Allassoyah in Lower Guinea’s Forecariah administrative Read More:…
Twenty African non-governmental organisations are calling for a thorough, independent investigation into a mass grave discovered in southwestern Guinea, according to reports. The bodies, six in total, were found bound and blindfolded in the village of Allassoyah last week. African civil society groups, including branches of the Tournons La Page (TLP) organisation, issued a statement demanding the investigation, stating that all possible hypotheses must be examined.
They also called for the involvement of national and international forensic experts to properly identify the victims. The discovery of the mass grave comes amid at least 35 documented cases of enforced disappearances since September, raising fears of extrajudicial executions. Since a 2021 coup, political parties have been suspended, protests suppressed, and numerous opposition leaders arrested or forced into exile.
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