The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been granted access to prisons in Guinea under an agreement it signed with the Guinean government on 9 November.
“This agreement will enable us to assess the conditions of all detained persons,” Marc Bouvier, ICRC representative in Guinea, told IRIN this week. “Any issues arising from these visits will be discussed confidentially with the government.”
The agreement was signed by ICRC’s vice president, and the Guinean ministers of justice and security.
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