GUINEA-BISSAU 2016 HUMAN RIGHTS Report (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781976346606)

government led by President Jose Mario Vaz and Prime Minister Baciro Dja of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cabo Verde (PAIGC). Vaz took office in 2014 after an election judged to be free and fair by international observers. The country has endured prolonged PAIGC intraparty political turmoil since the August 2015 dismissal of Prime Minister Domingos Simoes Pereira and the subsequent dismissal on May 12 of Pereira's successor, Carlos Correia.Unlike in prior years, the government maintained civilian authority over the security forces.Serious human rights abuses included arbitrary detention; official corruption exacerbated by government officials' impunity and suspected involvement in drug trafficking; and violence and discrimination against women and children.

Author: Penny Hill Press,U. S. State Department
ISBN-10: 1976346606
ISBN-13: 9781976346606
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 03/03/2017
Pages: 26
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.19lbs
Size: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.05d