Rédaction Africa Links 24 with Bella Diallo
Published on 2024-03-13 15:42:42
On Wednesday, March 13, 2024, the press house served as the setting for the screening of a video featuring testimonies from victims and parents of victims of state violence from independence to the present day. An initiative of the association of victims of Camp Boiro and the consortium of Youth Associations for the Defense of Victims in Guinea (COJEDEV) with the aim of alerting and sensitizing the authorities to the phenomenon of violence committed by the Guinean state in order to put an end to it.
In total, there are 15 direct or indirect victims of the various political regimes that have succeeded in Guinea, sharing what they have experienced in this documentary.
Boussouriou Diallo, president of COJEDEV and initiator of this project, explains the reasons behind this initiative.
“In fact, this documentary is meant to bring out the visible and invisible scars of the various violations of honor that we have experienced in our country since independence, and also allow victims to express their feelings, allow survivors to share their experiences in order to advocate with the authorities so that the reconciliation process that has been ongoing for several years can be completed. It also allows for the rewriting of the true history of Guinea to put an end to taboos,” he stated.
Amadou Tounkara, a witness and son of a victim of Camp Boiro, praised this initiative. For him, it is important to talk about it in order to raise awareness among citizens.
“Looking into what happened is educational first and foremost, in that the people who committed these atrocities must be informed that one day we will be able to expose what they did. So, it is normal to want to know how there were victims, it is normal to try to stop this spiral of state violence. The first republic had its victims, the second republic as well, meaning that the victims only continue to grow. So talking about the victims is a way to sensitize the perpetrators so that they understand that doing harm is not good,” he emphasized.
Dr. Rama Taran Diallo, another witness, hopes that the screening of this video will prompt the authorities to uncover mass graves.
“Despite media restrictions, I hope that the authorities will be able to watch this documentary so they finally accept our grievances. Guinea needs to address all injustices because if you kill someone without a trial and hide their body, you create restless souls who are not satisfied. I believe this is why Guinea and Guineans have not experienced happiness until now because too many wrongs have been committed. It’s terrible what has happened and continues to happen in Guinea,” she lamented.
Read the original article(French) on ‎Actu Guinea
