Window on Guinea

Guinea: A Nation at the Crossroads | Human Rights Watch : "For 52 long years, the people of Guinea have really suffered from the effects of impunity and corruption. We have lived in darkness - no electricity, no water, no opportunities for our children. Those in power have ruined the lives of generation after generation. The families who lost their sons and daughters during the S©kou Tour© time, then in 2007, and again in 2009, have yet to finish crying. Those who have done this to us, to our country, must know that they can't continue on as before."

Human Rights Watch details massive human rights abuses which have left the country's citizens virtually stymied in the face of rampant mismanagement and callousness.

This bumps up against the impulse to democracy which is rising in individuals worldwide. There is also a new government in Guinea. These facts create an environment in which massive and needed change can begin to occur. We must focus attention. The link above will give you a full up-to-the-minute report on the country and its needs.

Can Guinea Alter The Behavior of An Oppressive State?