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Amnesty urges release of political prisoners, alleges torture

[Liberia] Interim Liberian President Moses Blah with Ghana's Vice-President Aliu Mahama. IRIN
Le Président provisoire Moses Blah en bleu, en compagnie du vice-président ghanéen Aliu Mahama, avant la rencontre avec les rebelles
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    The human rights organisation Amnesty International has urged President Lansana Conte to free all political prisoners and prosecute those responsible for torture and ill-treatment. In a “solemn appeal” to the president yesterday on the eve of his inauguration following dubious polls in December, Amnesty “deplored” the arrest of hundreds of people during both the campaign and the election itself. The appeal, received today by IRIN, said many political detainees had been tortured in secret detention centres, including the notorious Camp Boiro. Prominent detainees include Marcel Cros and Alpha Conde respectively leaders of the two main opposition parties, Parti democratique africain de Guinee (PDAG) and the Rassemblement du peuple de Guinee (RPG).

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