Equatorial Guinea

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Genocide Alerts: Equatorial Guinea

Genocide Warning: Equatorial GuineaBy Genocide Watch 21 February 2012, updated 25 April 2012Equatorial Guinea gained independence in 1968. Ever since this small African country has suffered under authoritarian rule.The first president was Francisco Macías Nguema. After his election in September 1968 he installed a single-party system and assumed all powers, including the legislature and the judiciary. During his bloody rule approximately one third

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Country Profile: Equatorial Guinea

21 February 2012, updated 25 April 2012Equatorial Guinea gained independence in 1968. Ever since this small African country has suffered under authoritarian rule.The first president was Francisco Macías Nguema. After his election in September 1968 he installed a single-party system and assumed all powers, including the legislature and the judiciary. During his bloody rule approximately one third of the population was either exiled or murdered, targeting

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Articles

Equatorial Guinea: Visiting Leaders Should Press for Rights - Country's Citizens Denied Free, Fair Elections By Human Rights Watch 18 February 2013 PRESS RELEASE (Washington, D.C.)  Latin American and African officials participating in a cross-regional meeting in Equatorial Guinea should press their host, President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasago, to undertake serious human rights and democratic reforms ahead of planned parliamentary elections in

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Archived Updates

16 July 2012, " Equatorial Guinea: Unesco's Shameful Award ", By Human Rights Watch24 June 2012," Police troops stop Equatorial Guinea protest", By Afrol News8 May 2012, "Tres años de carcel para lider opositor de Guinea" by Afrol News 25 April 2012 "Updated country profile of Equatorial Guinea," by Genocide Watch27 March 2012 "Biens mal acquis: mandat d'arrêt requis contre le fils du pésident Obiang," by AFP, LeMonde.fr8 March 2012 "Unesco

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