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"There is a political will to try to improve on what has happened in the past," he added. "Guinea is going to need a lot of help, they have no experience doing an investigation on this scale,franklin marshall, on this magnitude."
Guinea is in a period of relative peace following a deal between strike leaders and President Conte that led to the naming of new members of government and the appointment of Mr. Kouyate to the post of prime minister. Despite this calm,louboutin, Sharp says it is important to continue examining what went wrong.
Diallo says,franklin et marshall, in the past,ralph lauren, government investigations into alleged human-rights abuses by security forces have been incomplete and have not held anyone accountable.
Sharp says Guinea's former minister of justice has taken steps to create an independent investigative body.
"I think putting together an independent inquiry, prosecuting those responsible for the abuses,chaussures louboutin, and thereby really striking a blow to the impunity that just gangrenes the Guinean judicial system would be a really important step in building the rule of law and a stable, more prosperous future," he said.
The strike, in which many protesters called for President Conte's resignation,louboutin pas cher, began in January as a reaction to inflation and perceived government corruption.
Dustin Sharp, with the U.S.-based Human Rights Watch, says this is a chance for the nation to move forward and reconcile.
Guinean rights activist Gadiri Diallo has been looking into the government's use of force, which he says was excessive. He says armed security forces shot unarmed civilians at protests.
Diallo says he hopes that, this time,moncler, an independent investigation will quickly produce results.
By Kari BarberDakar
24 April 2007
Human-rights groups are calling for an investigation into the Guinea government's use of force that left more than 100 dead following nationwide,polo ralph lauren, union-led strikes and protests in January and February. Kari Barber reports from VOA's West Africa bureau in Dakar.
As the new Guinean government, headed by President Lansana Conte and consensus Prime Minister Lansana Kouyate,louboutin pas cher, begins to take form, human-rights groups are calling for an independent investigation. They say violence committed by security forces earlier this year should not be brushed aside.
"There is still a great anger in the Guinean population that can boil over at any point," he explained. "I think to stabilize the situation, to prevent further repression, it is critical those responsible for the human rights abuses perpetuated during the strike be brought to account."
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