
Guinea: Amnesty Reports Enforced Disappearances Under Military Regime
Amnesty International has raised alarm over increasing repression in Guinea, highlighting enforced disappearances of journalists, activists, and human rights defenders under the country’s military regime.
The latest report details unresolved cases, including those of Oumar Sylla and Mamadou Billo Bah, members of the opposition group Front national de défense de la Constitution (FNDC). Sylla, a prominent activist, disappeared on July 9, 2024, shortly after calling for anti-government protests. Bah has also been missing for over a year.
Despite appeals from human rights groups and families, military authorities deny detaining them, and their whereabouts remain unknown. Amnesty warns that some of the disappeared may be subjected to torture or inhumane treatment, while investigations hav...