Conakry, Paris, 24 July It is the end of a historic trial, that of the 28 September massacre, with a verdict expected on 31 July, On 28 September and in the days that followed, members of the Guinean defense and security forces, including members of the presidential guard, orchestrated a massacre in and around the Conakry 28 September Stadium.
At least people were killed among the peaceful demonstrators gathered in the stadium, dozens went missing and women were victims of rape or other forms of sexual violence, including sexual mutilation and sexual slavery. The fight for justice to be done and for the spiral of impunity in Guinea to continue unabated.
The imminent verdict is the culmination of a legal battle that has lasted almost 15 years. The search for the truth is all the more important when it is carried out by the justice system of the country where the crimes were committed. On that day, murders, mutilations, kidnappings, rapes, and sexual violence were committed with the aim of terrorising and subjugating the Guinean people, whom they sought to break in order to maintain power through fear" , declared Mr.
The judiciary and the Guinean state have yet to demonstrate their ability not only to punish those responsible, but also to help and protect those who have been weakened, injured, and bereaved by these crimes from another era" , said Me. Our organisations reiterate that justice must be dispensed in optimum conditions of serenity and security for all stakeholders, including human rights defenders who are on the front line, alongside the victims and their families.
For more information, see the page dedicated to the 28 September trial on the FIDH website: Guinea: past and future under reconstruction at the 28 September massacre trial.
