Equatorial Guinea: UN Review Should Highlight Abuses
Critics Intimidated, Arbitrarily Detained, Beaten
Corruption, poverty, and repression continue to plague Equatorial Guinea under President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, who has been in power since 1979. Vast oil revenues fund lavish lifestyles for the small elite surrounding the president, while a large proportion of the population continues to live in poverty. Mismanagement of public funds and credible allegations of high-level corruption persist, as do other serious abuses, including torture, arbitrary detention, and unfair trials. Obiang’s eldest son and possible successor, Teodorin Nguema, was convicted in France on embezzlement and money-laundering charges. In two separate cases, the United States and Switzerland agreed to settle with Teodorin, resulting in the confiscation of assets that would be used to benefit Equatorial Guinea’s people.
March 10, 2021
Critics Intimidated, Arbitrarily Detained, Beaten
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Paves Way for Equatoguineans to Regain Stolen Resources
International Support Should Go Directly to Affected People, Not Government
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Re: Corruption and Human Rights
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112 Convicted in Flawed Case; Defendants Alleged Torture