Stefan, CG orcid.org/0000-0002-0706-2082 (2021) Lessons in Atrocity Prevention: A Closer Look at Guinea. Journal of International Peacekeeping, 24 (3-4). pp. 367-401. ISSN 1875-4104
Abstract
This article identifies the most significant atrocity risk factors and their indicators in accordance with the UN Framework of Analysis for Atrocity Crimes and provides a taxonomy of measures, taken by a variety of external and internal stakeholders, in different combinations, which reduced the risk of atrocity crimes reoccurring after the 2009 stadium massacre in Conakry, Guinea. On the 28th of September 2009, 157 protesters were killed, at least 1200 were injured, and over 100 women were raped by security forces in a stadium in Conakry. The UN’s Commission of Inquiry (coi) concluded that these crimes committed by the security forces amounted to crimes against humanity. The efforts to halt further violence and prevent the commission of crimes post-2009 stadium massacre were varied and encompassed regional and international preventive diplomacy. The coordination of a coherent political strategy among international, regional and sub-regional actors in the Guinean context contributed towards the perceived success in preventing further atrocities in Guinea, post-2009 massacre. Importantly, Guinea is not a typical example in terms of atrocity and conflict prevention, due to a unique regional and global dynamics that allowed for a rapid and rather coherent response to the September 2009 stadium massacre.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © Cristina G. Stefan, 2021. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the CC BY 4.0 license. |
Keywords: | Guinea; R2P; UN Commission of Inquiry; ecowas; African Union; security forces |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Politics & International Studies (POLIS) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 18 Jan 2022 15:34 |
Last Modified: | 16 Feb 2022 11:04 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Brill Academic Publishers |
Identification Number: | 10.1163/18754112-24030005 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:182634 |