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29 April 2022
GUINEA
List of Documents
1.
General Information and Maps
Source:
United Nations. Cartographic Section.
Date of Document:
August 2014
Accessed Date:
27 October 2014
Title:
Guinée - Guinée-Bissau. L'Encyclopédie en ligne.
Accessed Date:
7 October 2016
Title:
Guinea. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
6 October 2021
Accessed Date:
15 October 2021
Title:
Guinée – Conakry. L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde.
Source:
L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde
Date of Document:
24 December 2015
Accessed Date:
7 October 2016
Title:
Guinea. Social Security Programs Throughout the World: Africa, 2019.
Source:
United States. Social Security Administration.
Date of Document:
September 2019
Accessed Date:
21 October 2019
Title:
BTI 2020 Country Report — Guinea
Source:
Bertelsmann Stiftung
Accessed Date:
5 October 2020
Title:
Présentation de la Guinée
Source:
France. Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères.
Date of Document:
5 June 2019
Accessed Date:
5 October 2020
Title:
Access to HIV/AIDS treatment, including support provided by public and private sectors, as well as international organizations; treatment by society of persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV), particularly when they attempt to seek ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
20 January 2020
Accessed Date:
20 October 2020
Title:
Guinea. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2021.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
12 April 2022
Accessed Date:
25 April 2022
Title:
Guinea. Amnesty International Report 2020/21: The State of the World's Human Rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
7 April 2021
Accessed Date:
8 October 2021
Title:
Guinea. Freedom in the World 2021.
Accessed Date:
8 October 2021
Title:
Situation of human rights in Guinea
Source:
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
17 January 2017
Accessed Date:
7 September 2017
Title:
Guinea. World Report 2021: Events of 2020.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
January 2021
Accessed Date:
8 October 2021
Title:
Rapport de mission en Guinée du 7 au 28 novembre 2017
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides; France. Cour nationale du droit d'asile.
Accessed Date:
11 October 2018
Title:
Consultations Nationales sur la Réconciliation en Guinée - Rapport Final
Source:
Guinea. Commission Provisoire de Réflexion sur la Réconciliation Nationale.
Date of Document:
January 2016
Accessed Date:
7 October 2016
Title:
Concluding observations on the initial report of Guinea
Source:
United Nations. Economic and Social Council
Date of Document:
30 March 2020
Accessed Date:
8 October 2021
Title:
Concluding observations on the third periodic report of Guinea
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Committee.
Date of Document:
7 December 2018
Accessed Date:
21 October 2019
Title:
National report submitted in accordance with paragraph 5 of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 16/21: Guinea
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/35/GIN/1
Date of Document:
11 November 2019
Accessed Date:
6 October 2020
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/35/GIN/2
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
11 November 2019
Accessed Date:
6 October 2020
Title:
Summary of Stakeholders' submissions on Guinea
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/35/GIN/3
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
5 November 2019
Accessed Date:
6 October 2020
Title:
Guinea: Respecting Rights Key Amid Covid-19
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
29 April 2020
Accessed Date:
6 October 2020
Title:
Guinea: Red flags ahead of the 2020 presidential election: Amnesty International submission for the UN Universal Periodic Review, 35th session of the UPR Working Group, January 2020
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
13 November 2019
Accessed Date:
6 October 2020
3.
Identification Documents and Citizenship
Title:
National identity card, including the requirements and procedure to obtain the card, time frames for issuing the card, characteristics of the card and its lamination process (2011-2014)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
25 November 2014
Accessed Date:
21 October 2015
Title:
Passports and identity cards, including format; requirements and process for obtaining a passport and an identity card, both in the country and abroad; shortage of passports and identity cards (2014-September 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
2 October 2017
Accessed Date:
27 October 2017
Title:
Requirements and procedure to obtain a birth certificate extract, including from abroad; information indicated on the document; incorrect or fraudulent birth certificate extracts (2009-September 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
22 August 2016
Accessed Date:
28 October 2016
Title:
Voter card, including the application process, its appearance and the information indicated on the card (2009-September 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
22 August 2016
Accessed Date:
28 October 2016
Accessed Date:
27 March 2013
Title:
Guinea. U.S. Visa: Reciprocity and Civil Documents by Country.
Source:
United States. Department of States.
Accessed Date:
8 October 2021
4.
Political Activities and Organizations
Title:
Guinee : La situation politique liée à la crise constitutionnelle
Source:
Belgium. Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons.
Date of Document:
25 May 2020
Accessed Date:
6 October 2020
Title:
Guinea. Election for President of 18 October 2020
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Accessed Date:
8 October 2021
Title:
Resultats provisoires élections législatives du 22 mars 2020 (scrutin de listes nationales)
Source:
Commission Electorale National Indépendante
Accessed Date:
6 October 2020
Title:
About parliament. Guinea: National Assembly.
Source:
Inter-Parliamentary Union. Parline.
Accessed Date:
8 October 2021
Title:
Guinée. Le Front national de Défense de la Constitution
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides
Date of Document:
12 May 2020
Accessed Date:
8 October 2021
Title:
Guinea: Opponents' Deaths In Detention.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
17 March 2021
Accessed Date:
8 October 2021
5.
Gender, Domestic Violence and Children
Title:
Guinea: The Law and FGM
Date of Document:
September 2018
Accessed Date:
21 October 2019
Title:
Child Notice Guinea
Source:
United Nations Children's Fund
Author:
Diallo Mamadou Alpha
Accessed Date:
7 October 2016
Title:
Domestic violence, including legislation, protection provided to victims and support services (2012- September 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
14 October 2015
Accessed Date:
27 October 2015
Title:
Concluding observations on the combined third to sixth periodic reports of Guinea
Source:
United Nations. Committee on the Rights of the Child
Date of Document:
28 February 2019
Accessed Date:
21 October 2019
Title:
The practice of female genital mutilation (FGM), particularly among the Peul [Peuhl, Fulani] and in Conakry; the possibility of refusing excision and the consequences for parents and children if there is a refusal; state protection ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
8 January 2018
Accessed Date:
24 October 2018
Title:
Prevalence of levirate, particularly in the Peul ethnic group; consequences of refusal; assistance available and state protection (2012-June 2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
15 July 2013
Accessed Date:
27 October 2014
Title:
Forced marriages, including prevalence; legislation affecting forced marriages; state protection; ability of women to refuse a forced marriage (2012-2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
15 October 2015
Accessed Date:
27 October 2015
Title:
Guinée: Les mutilations génitales féminines
Source:
Belgium. Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons.
Date of Document:
25 June 2020
Accessed Date:
8 October 2021
Title:
Basic profile of child marriage in Guinea
Source:
World Bank Group; International Center for Research on Women
Date of Document:
March 2016
Author:
Chata Malé; Quentin Wodon
Accessed Date:
26 October 2016
Title:
Concluding observations on the combined seventh and eighth periodic reports of Guinea
Source:
United Nations. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.
Date of Document:
14 November 2014
Title:
Single women without family support; their ability to live on their own and find housing and employment without requiring a man's approval (2013-March 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
24 April 2015
Accessed Date:
21 October 2015
Title:
Guinea. Social Institutions and Gender Index 2019.
Source:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Date of Document:
7 December 2018
Accessed Date:
16 October 2020
Title:
Guinée: Le mariage forcé
Source:
Belgium. Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons.
Date of Document:
15 December 2020
Accessed Date:
8 October 2021
Title:
The situation of sexual minorities, including legislation; the treatment of sexual minorities by society and the authorities; state protection and support services available to victims (2014-September 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
21 September 2017
Accessed Date:
27 October 2017
Title:
Guinea. State-Sponsored Homophobia 2019.
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
Date of Document:
March 2019
Author:
Lucas Ramón Mendos
Accessed Date:
22 October 2019
Title:
Guinée: L'homosexualité
Source:
Belgium. Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons.
Date of Document:
28 November 2017
Accessed Date:
11 October 2018
7.
Criminality and Corruption
Title:
Guinea: Tier 2 Watch List. Trafficking in Persons Report 2021.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
1 July 2021
Accessed Date:
8 October 2021
Title:
Guinea. 2020 Crime and Safety Report.
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
13 March 2020
Accessed Date:
6 October 2020
8.
Military Service - (No items in this section)
9.
Judiciary, Legal and Penal Systems
Title:
République de Guinée. Loi No. 2016-059/AN portant Code Pénal.
Accessed Date:
30 October 2017
Title:
République de Guinée. Loi no 2016-060/AN portant Code de Procédure Pénale.
Source:
Haut-Commissariat des Nations Unies aux droits de l'homme
Accessed Date:
30 October 2017
Title:
Justice, reconciliation and legislative reform: 3 priorities for the Rule of Law in Guinea
Source:
International Federation for Human Rights
Date of Document:
20 March 2017
Accessed Date:
8 September 2017
Title:
Rapport sur la situation des droits de l'homme dans les lieux de détention en République de Guinée
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
October 2014
Accessed Date:
13 October 2015
Title:
Update: Guinean Legal System and Research
Date of Document:
December 2018
Accessed Date:
6 October 2020
10.
Police and Security Forces
Title:
The protection provided to a person receiving threats from their creditors; the effectiveness of the police in protecting the public against crime (2014-February 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
8 February 2016
Accessed Date:
25 October 2016
Title:
Ethnic composition of police and military forces; treatment of Peul by authorities, including police and military, and in cases where a Peul individual requires state protection; information on Camp Makambo, including location and purpose (2009-May 2014)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
7 May 2014
Accessed Date:
27 October 2014
Title:
Wanted notices and arrest warrants, including the authorities who issue them, their appearance, format, content and the reasons why they are issued (2011-June 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
29 July 2016
Accessed Date:
19 October 2016
Title:
The summons issued by the [translation] “high command of the National Gendarmerie (gendarmerie nationale), Military Justice Directorate, Conakry special region gendarmerie, Kipe research brigade, Dixinn-Ratoma communes,” including their physical characteristics, information included, issuance and circumstances in which they are issued; whether summons from the Military Justice Directorate are issued for civil matters (2014-December 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
7 December 2015
Accessed Date:
25 October 2016
Title:
Guinea : Post-Election Violence, Repression
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
19 November 2020
Accessed Date:
8 October 2021
Title:
Guinea: Defense and security forces killed people in pro-opposition neighbourhoods after presidential election
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
15 December 2020
Accessed Date:
8 October 2021
Title:
Guinea: Violence During Referendum
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
10 April 2020
Accessed Date:
8 October 2021
Title:
Le soutien à la liberté des médias recule en Guinée
Date of Document:
15 May 2019
Accessed Date:
21 October 2019
Title:
Guinea. International Religious Freedom Report for 2020.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
12 May 2021
Accessed Date:
8 October 2021
13.
Nationality, Ethnicity and Race
Title:
Guinee: La situation ethnique
Source:
Belgium. Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons.
Date of Document:
3 April 2020
Accessed Date:
6 October 2020
Title:
Guinea. World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples.
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
January 2018
Accessed Date:
6 October 2020
14.
Exit/Entry and Freedom of Movement
Title:
Treatment of returned failed asylum seekers by authorities; treatment of members of the Rally for the Guinean People (RPG) and RPG Arc-en-ciel who left the country prior to the party coming into power (2010-June 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
28 July 2016
Accessed Date:
28 October 2016
Title:
Guinée : Le traitement réservé par les autorités nationales à leurs ressortissants de retour dans le pays
Source:
Belgium. Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons.
Date of Document:
2 July 2019
Accessed Date:
22 October 2019
15.
Labour, Employment and Unions - (No items in this section)
16.
Other - (No items in this section)
The following changes have been made to the previous package dated 29 October 2021:
Title:
Guinea. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2020.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
30 March 2021
URL:
https://www.state.gov/reports/2020-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/guinea
Accessed Date:
14 April 2021
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