Columbia International Affairs Online: Policy Briefs

CIAO DATE: 11/2010

The International Response to 28 September 2009 Massacre in Guinea and the Responsibility to Protect

January 2010

The Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect

Abstract

On 28 September 2009, government forces opened fire on opposition supporters peacefully protesting in a stadium in Conakry, Guinea. Demonstrators had gathered to contest junta leader Captain Dadis Camara's reported intention to run in the January 2010 elections, and break his promise to cede power to civilian rule.