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30 April 2018
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:
26 October 2017
Accessed Date:
30 October 2017
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, 2017.
Source:
United States. Social Security Administration.
Date of Document:
September 2017
Accessed Date:
30 October 2017
Title:
Guinea. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2017.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
20 April 2018
Accessed Date:
23 April 2018
Title:
Guinea. Amnesty International Report 2016/2017: The State of the World's Human Rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
Accessed Date:
11 October 2017
Title:
Guinea. Freedom in the World 2017.
Accessed Date:
7 September 2017
Title:
Situation of human rights in Guinea. Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Source:
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
17 January 2017
Accessed Date:
7 September 2017
Title:
Guinea. World Report 2017: Events of 2016.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
January 2017
Accessed Date:
13 January 2017
Title:
Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review: Guinea
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
10 April 2015
Accessed Date:
9 October 2015
Keywords:
children; crime; disappeared persons; election; extralegal executions/killings; female genital mutilation; freedom of assembly; gender equality; gender-based violence; humanitarian situation; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; penal system; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; sexual violence; social services; torture; trafficking in persons
Title:
National Report Submitted in Accordance with Paragraph 5 of the Annex to Human Rights Council Resolution 16/21: Guinea
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/21/GIN/1
Date of Document:
30 October 2014
Accessed Date:
9 October 2015
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; children; domestic violence; election; extralegal executions/killings; female genital mutilation; freedom of the press; gender equality; gender-based violence; human rights activists; humanitarian situation; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; penal system; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; sexual violence; torture; trafficking in persons
Title:
Guinée : Violations des droits de l'homme en région. Prévalence de l'impunité et désarroi des victimes et de leurs familles.
Source:
Avocats Sans Frontières Guinée et al.
Date of Document:
3 July 2017
Accessed Date:
7 September 2017
Title:
Consultations Nationales sur la Réconciliation en Guinée - Rapport Final
Source:
Guinea. Commission Provisoire de Réflexion sur la Réconciliation Nationale.
Accessed Date:
7 October 2016
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
Keywords:
identity documents; legislation; police efficacy; police/security forces
Accessed Date:
27 March 2013
Keywords:
children; citizenship; legislation
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
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
4.
Political Activities and Organizations
Title:
I. Political Transformation. Bertelsmann Stiftung, BTI 2016 — Guinea Country Report.
Source:
Gütersloh: Bertelsmann Stiftung
Accessed Date:
5 August 2016
Title:
Republic of Guinea. Election for President of 11 October 2015.
Source:
International Foundation of Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Accessed Date:
28 October 2015
Keywords:
election; political activities; political organizations; statistics
Title:
Republic of Guinea. Election for Assemblée Nationale (Guinean National Assembly) of 28 September 2013.
Source:
International Foundation of Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Accessed Date:
27 October 2014
Keywords:
election; political activities; political organizations; statistics
Title:
Guinée : rapport final. Élections législatives 28 septembre 2013.
Source:
European Union. Election Observation Mission.
Accessed Date:
27 October 2014
Keywords:
election; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gender equality; human rights activists; legislation; map; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; statistics
Title:
En Guinée, l'intérêt à la vie politique est faible, mais la perception des libertés est forte. Dépêche No. 129.
Source:
Afrobarometer et al.
Date of Document:
19 December 2016
Accessed Date:
8 September 2017
Title:
The Union of Guinea's Democratic Forces (Union des forces démocratiques de Guinée, UFDG) party, including its structure, the name of its president and its main leaders; how its members are treated by the authorities (2009-February 2012)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
1 March 2012
Accessed Date:
2 April 2013
Keywords:
disappeared persons; police/security forces; political opposition; political organizations; sexual violence; torture
Title:
Guinea: Preventing the Excessive Use of Force and Respecting Freedom of Peaceful Assembly In the Run-Up to the 2015 Elections and Beyond – A Call To Action
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
3 September 2015
Accessed Date:
5 August 2016
Title:
République de Guinée. Élection présidentielle 11 octobre 2015. Rapport final.
Source:
European Union. Election Observation Mission.
Date of Document:
December 2015
Accessed Date:
5 August 2016
Title:
Guinée : Les Forces Patriotiques pour la Démocratie et le Développement (FPDD)
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
20 April 2016
Accessed Date:
7 October 2016
Title:
Guinée : La section Motards de l'Union des forces démocratiques de Guinée (UFDG)
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
16 November 2015
Accessed Date:
7 October 2016
5.
Gender, Domestic Violence and Children
Title:
Rapport national sur l'élimination et la prévention des violences à l'égard des femmes / filles
Source:
Guinea. Ministère des affaires sociales, de la promotion féminine et de l'enfance.
Date of Document:
February 2013
Accessed Date:
27 October 2014
Keywords:
children; domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; female genital mutilation; gender equality; gender-based violence; institutional efficacy; legal system; legislation; marriage; penal system; sexual violence; statistics
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
Keywords:
domestic violence; gender equality; judicial efficacy; legislation; police efficacy
Title:
Guinée. Les mutilations génitales féminines.
Source:
Belgium. Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons.
Date of Document:
6 May 2014
Accessed Date:
5 August 2016
Title:
Access to Justice for Children: Guinea
Source:
Child Rights International Network
Date of Document:
16 June 2015
Accessed Date:
13 October 2015
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; children; female genital mutilation; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; marriage; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; sexual violence; social services; trafficking in persons
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
Keywords:
ethnic and national groups; legislation; marriage
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
Keywords:
children; legislation; marriage; police/security forces
Title:
Rapport sur les droits humains et la pratique des mutilations génitales féminines/excision en Guinée
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
April 2016
Accessed Date:
7 October 2016
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
Keywords:
children; citizenship; domestic violence; family law; female genital mutilation; gender equality; gender-based violence; humanitarian situation; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; minorities; penal system; police efficacy; political activities; sexual violence; social services; trafficking in persons
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
Keywords:
children; freedom of movement; gender equality; labour; legislation; marriage; social services; statistics
Title:
Guinea. Social Institutions and Gender Index 2014.
Source:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Accessed Date:
28 November 2014
Keywords:
children; citizenship; domestic violence; family law; female genital mutilation; freedom of assembly; freedom of movement; gender equality; labour; legal system; legislation; nationality; political activities; sexual violence; statistics
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 2017: A world survey of sexual orientation laws: criminalisation, protection and recognition. 12th Edition.
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
Date of Document:
May 2017
Author:
Aengus Carroll; Lucas Ramón Mendos
Accessed Date:
8 September 2017
Title:
Guinée. L'homosexualité.
Source:
Belgium. Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons.
Date of Document:
6 November 2014
Accessed Date:
5 August 2016
7.
Criminality and Corruption
Title:
Guinea (Tier 3). Trafficking in Persons Report 2017.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
June 2017
Accessed Date:
8 September 2017
Title:
Guinea. 2017 OSAC Crime and Safety Report.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
21 March 2017
Accessed Date:
8 September 2017
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.
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:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Date of Document:
October 2014
Accessed Date:
13 October 2015
Keywords:
children; election; gender equality; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; penal system; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; social services; torture
Title:
Guinea. Draft legislation being considered by the National Assembly: major opportunities and threats for protection and respect of human rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
23 May 2016
Accessed Date:
8 September 2017
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
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; corruption; country overview; crime; disappeared persons; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; legal system; marriage; penal system; police corruption; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; sexual violence; torture
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. Freedom of the Press 2016.
Accessed Date:
30 October 2017
Title:
Guinea. International Religious Freedom Report for 2016.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
15 August 2017
Accessed Date:
8 September 2017
13.
Nationality, Ethnicity and Race - (No items in this section)
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
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 31 October 2017:
Title:
Guinea. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2016.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
3 March 2017
URL:
http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/humanrightsreport/index.htm?year=2016&dlid=265262
Accessed Date:
7 March 2017
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