Civil space shrinking in Guinea-Bissau - CAJ News Africa

The spokesperson for the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Liz Throssell, warned this Tuesday of the shrinking "civic space" and the increase in "intimidation, harassment, and arbitrary detentions" of human rights defenders.

Civil space shrinking in Guinea-Bissau - CAJ News Africa

from EMEKA OKONKWO in Abuja, NigeriaNigeria BureauABUJA, (CAJ News) – THERE is concern over the shrinking civil space in the West African country of Guinea-Bissau. The United Nations Human Rights Council (UN HRC) has expressed worry over recent numerous allegations of intimidation, harassment and, in some cases, arbitrary arrests and detentions of human rights and environmental defenders, journalists and trade union members. “Women’s organisatio…

Mike Charpour / El Salto / Africa in Summary, April 29, 2025. Photo. Protest against the heavy sand mine in Varela last year 2024. An action led by the women of the village of Varela caused a fire in the extraction bomb of the heavy sand mine. The government has [...] The Guinea-Bissau entrance. It launches a wave of repression after the popular sabotage of a sand mine in a natural park was first published in Latin American Summary.

The UN Human Rights Office is concerned about numerous allegations of intimidation, harassment and, in some cases, arbitrary arrest and detention of human rights and environmental defenders, journalists and trade unionists in Guinea-Bissau. In a statement released on Tuesday, Human Rights Office spokesperson Liz Throssell said that organizations […]

GNB 001/ 0425/ OBS 20 Intimidation/ Harassment / Threats Guinea-Bissau 28 April 2025 The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a partnership of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organization against Torture (OMCT), requests you to intervene urgently on the following situation in Guinea-Bissau. Description of the situation: The Observatory was informed of the harassment of Mr Bubacar Turé, (...)