Guinea: Fear of Further Crackdown as Constitutional Poll Nears

Expand Police officers arrest a man during a protest against a proposed new constitution in Conakry, Guinea on November 14, 2019. © 2019 Cellou Binani/AFP via Getty Images Guinea’s government should respect freedom of assembly and ensure security force discipline in advance of the March 1, 2020 constitutional referendum, Human Rights Watch said today. The referendum on a new constitution could clear the way for President Alpha Condé to run for a third presidential term. Since widespread demonstrations against the new constitution began in October 2019, security forces have used tear gas, riot…

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