Bissau-Guinean human rights league calls for swift justice in Balanta and Bari cases
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on O Democrata
The Bissau-Guinean League for Human Rights calls for the investigations into the deaths of vigilante Luís Balanta, Mamadu Tano Bari and a military health technician to be accelerated. Its president, Bubacar Turé, said so after a hearing with the Attorney General of the Republic, on 10 November 2026, according to O Democrata.
The Guinean League for Human Rights (LGDH) calls for the investigations into the deaths of Father Luís Balanta, Mamadu Tano Bari and a military health technician electrocuted in the Bôr district to be conducted rapidly, so that those responsible are prosecuted. Its president, Bubacar Turé, took this position on Tuesday 10 November 2026, following a hearing with the Attorney General of the Republic.
The LGDH welcomes the creation of an inquiry commission into the death of Luís Balanta, but calls for strengthened resources for the other cases that remain without public clarification. According to Bubacar Turé, the justice system must treat all cases with the same impartiality, without distinguishing between first- and second-class crimes. Bissau-Guinean justice investigates the death of Luís Balanta had been announced the day before.
The organisation also refers to the alleged invasion of Soares Sambú’s residence and expresses concern at the rising number of human trafficking cases in the country. It calls on the government to strengthen the human, logistical and financial resources of the Public Prosecutor’s Office in order to fight impunity.
