Geneva, 1 April 2025
The decision to grant a
presidential pardon to former Guinea President Moussa Dadis
Camara, who was sentenced to 20 years in jail in connection
with a stadium massacre in 2009, raises serious concerns
about the interim authorities’ respect for due process and
the rule of law, and disregards the rights of victims to
effective remedies. It should be
voided.
The pardon undermines national
judicial proceedings and contravenes international human
rights principles that emphasize the right of victims to
effective remedies and the obligation of States to protect
and ensure human rights and combat
impunity.
Camara was convicted last year
of crimes against humanity for the killing by security
forces of over 150 people at an opposition rally at a
stadium in the capital Conakry in September
2009.
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