Guinea: Twelve detained soldiers threatened

Index Number: AFR 29/001/2009
Date Published: 29 July 2009
Categories: Guinea

Twelve male soldiers have been detained without charge in a military barracks in Conakry, the capital of Guinea, for more than six months. They are at risk of torture and other ill-treatment. On 13 July, one of the 12 was beaten, and the others were threatened with death. Their lives are in danger.