Victims of Draconian Forced Evictions in Guinea Seek Justice

Click to expand Image Rubble of demolished homes in the Dar-Es-Salam neighborhood of Conakry, Guinea’s capital, on June 8, 2019. © 2019 Human Rights Watch. More than a year after losing their homes, thousands of victims of brutal forced evictions in Guinea have yet to receive compensation, alternative housing, or any other form of redress. Between February and March 2019, Guinea’s Ministry for Towns and Planning oversaw a spate of demolitions in the Kaporo-Rails, Kipe 2, Dimesse neighborhoods of Conakry, Guinea’s capital to make way for new embassies and business offices. Analysis of…

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