African NGOs demand investigation into Guinea mass grave discovery

The bodies were reportedly found by young people gathering firewood. The NGOs, including branches of Tournons La Page TLP, issued a statement demanding that all hypotheses be examined with the support of national and international forensic experts to identify the victims. Guinea's armed forces confirmed the discovery, stating the bodies were transported to a hospital for identification and to determine the circumstances of death, promising that investigation results would be made public.

The civil groups noted that this discovery follows at least 35 documented cases of enforced disappearances by TLP-Guinea since September 5, 2021, raising concerns about potential extrajudicial executions. Since General Mamady Doumbouya's 2021 coup, Guinea has seen suspended political parties, suppressed protests, and arrests or exiles of opposition and civil society leaders, alongside an increase in abductions and disappearances of activists.