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Equatorial Guinea: Coup Trial Travesty of Justice

112 Convicted in Flawed Case; Defendants Alleged Torture

Friday 02 August 2019


(Washington, DC, August 2, 2019) – An Equatorial Guinea court’s conviction of 112 defendants on May 31, 2019, in a trial rife with due process violations, including confessions extracted through torture, represents a gross miscarriage of justice, Human Rights Watch said today in releasing a video about the trial.

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