Equatorial Guinea: Denial of food/medical concern/torture

Index Number: AFR 24/007/2005
Date Published: 11 April 2005
Categories: Africa, Equatorial Guinea

About 70 of the people held at Black Beach prison, in the capital, Malabo, are at risk of death from starvation and denial of medical treatment. Among them are scores of political detainees held without charge or trial, and 11 foreign nationals sentenced to long prison terms after an unfair trial.