Segunda Esquadra
The Segunda Esquadra is the main police station of Bissau, the capital city of Guinea-Bissau.[1]
Conditions
[edit]On 7 October 2008 several human rights violations were verified by the United Nations Peacebuilding Support Office in Guinea-Bissau. They consisted of inadequate facilities and lack of minimum living standards; lack of water and food. Several recommendations were made, these included: the adoption of mechanisms for the provision of water and food and the closure of underground detention cells.[2]
Notable detainees
[edit]- Marcelino Lopes Cabral, former Defence Minister.[1]
- Zinha Vaz, member of the National People's Assembly.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Guinea-Bissau Report 2004". Amnesty International. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- ^ "Guinea-Bissau: Children's rights references in the Universal Periodic Review". hild Rights International Network. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2014.