Equatorial Guinea: Further information on fear of forced evictions/ fear of use of excessive force

Index Number: AFR 24/001/2007
Date Published: 26 January 2007

The threat to forcibly evict over 360 families from their homes in the capital, Malabo, on 2 January was not carried out. This was due to the pressure exerted by appeals from the Urgent Action network, according to a resident of one of the communities under threat, La Vigatana.