Since the attempted coup of February 1, 2022, independent media, human rights organisations and their members have been targeted by the authorities. The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (FIDH-OMCT) expresses its deepest concern over the physical integrity and psychological well-being of all civil society members in Guinea-Bissau and calls on the authorities to put an end to all acts of harassment against human rights defenders and organisations in the country. On February 1, 2022, a group of armed men attacked the Government Palace in the capital Bissau at a time when t…
