Segunda Esquadra

The Segunda Esquadra is the main police station of Bissau, the capital city of Guinea-Bissau.[1]

Conditions

On 7 October 2008 several human rights violations were verified by the United Nations Peacebuilding Support Office in Guinea-Bissau. They consisted of inadequate facilities and lack of minimum living standards; lack of water and food. Several recommendations were made, these included: the adoption of mechanisms for the provision of water and food and the closure of underground detention cells.[2]

Notable detainees

Marcelino Lopes Cabral, former Defence Minister.[1]
Zinha Vaz, member of the National People's Assembly.[1]

References

"Guinea-Bissau Report 2004". Amnesty International. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
"Guinea-Bissau: Children's rights references in the Universal Periodic Review". hild Rights International Network. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2014.

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[amnesty-1] "Guinea-Bissau Report 2004". Amnesty International. Retrieved 22 May 2014.

[2] "Guinea-Bissau: Children's rights references in the Universal Periodic Review". hild Rights International Network. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2014.