Guinea-Bissau: NGO fears for life of leader 'persecuted' by police

Several Guinean opposition leaders have reported an alleged attempt by the police to arrest the president of the Guinean League for Human Rights (LGDH), Bubacar Turé.

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Guinea-Bissau: NGO fears for life of leader 'persecuted' by police

The vice-leader of the Guinea-Bissau Human Rights League NGO, Claudina Viegas, said on Monday that the organisation fears for the life of its leader, who is being “persecuted” by the police and fears that he could be murdered. The activist, who was speaking at a press conference organised by the League and a collective of lawyers, pointed out that a ‘manhunt’ is underway against Bubacar Turé, who is in a location in southern Guinea-Bissau on a m…

Disappearance of human rights leader in Guinea-Bissau sparks international alarm

The home of Bubacar Turé, a prominent human rights defender and president of the Guinean League for Human Rights (LGDH), was raided in the early hours of April 12 by unidentified police officers in an operation without a warrant According to testimonies collected by the LGDH and local sources, at least six officers broke into his residence in Bissau, causing panic among his family members, including minors. Turé, a jurist by training and a key f…