Guinea Bissau: Prison conditions/health concern

Index Number: AFR 30/004/2001
Date Published: 15 February 2001
Categories: Africa, Guinea-bissau

At least 55 detainees, including General Bouta Nan Batcha; Nhande Seidi; Braima Djassi; Laminé Turé; Braima Sanhá; General Augusto da Costa de Sa; General Armando Soares da Gama; Mário Gomes; Colonel Ansumba Mané; Mamadú Seidi; Aliu Bangura; Augusto Fernandes, and Domingos Djalo, who are being held in very harsh conditions in several detention centres in Guinea-Bissauand are in serious ill-health and in need of urgent medical attention. One detainee has died.