UN announces establishment of int'l commission to probe Guinea incidents
UN announces establishment of int'l commission to probe Guinea incidents
10:50, October 31, 2009 
Email | Print | Subscribe | Comments | Forum 
The United Nations announced on Friday the establishment of an international Commission of Inquiry to investigate the loss of lives and rights violations amid the recent violence in Guinea.
The three-member team will headed by Mohamed Bedjaoui, an Algerian diplomat and jurist, according to a statement issued by UN chief Ban Ki-moon's press office.
Bedjaoui was a former foreign minister and also served as a judge on the International Court of Justice and as president of Algeria's highest judicial authority, the Constitutional Council.
Two other members were Francoise Ngendahyo Kayiramirwa, a former Burundi government minister, and Pramila Patten, a member of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.
The team will investigate the "facts and circumstances of the events of Sept. 28, 2009 and related events in their immediate aftermath in Conakry," the statement said.
Dozens of protesters were killed on Sept. 28 by Guinean security forces who opened fire when they rallied against plans by the leader of the military junta to run in presidential elections in January.
The three members are expected to travel shortly to New York to meet with the UN chief, and then will travel to Geneva and Guinea to carry out their work, the statement said, adding that the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights will provide support to the commission.
Source: Xinhua
The three-member team will headed by Mohamed Bedjaoui, an Algerian diplomat and jurist, according to a statement issued by UN chief Ban Ki-moon's press office.
Bedjaoui was a former foreign minister and also served as a judge on the International Court of Justice and as president of Algeria's highest judicial authority, the Constitutional Council.
Two other members were Francoise Ngendahyo Kayiramirwa, a former Burundi government minister, and Pramila Patten, a member of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.
The team will investigate the "facts and circumstances of the events of Sept. 28, 2009 and related events in their immediate aftermath in Conakry," the statement said.
Dozens of protesters were killed on Sept. 28 by Guinean security forces who opened fire when they rallied against plans by the leader of the military junta to run in presidential elections in January.
The three members are expected to travel shortly to New York to meet with the UN chief, and then will travel to Geneva and Guinea to carry out their work, the statement said, adding that the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights will provide support to the commission.
Source: Xinhua
Special Coverage
60th anniversary of founding of PRC
Major headlines
Editor's Pick
Most Popular
Hot Forum Dicussion
