Libreville (Gabon), June 11th 2012
For more than 5 months, the gabonese government is not able to find appropriate and perennial solutions for
student’s demands. Academic freedom is violated and students are hunted down, kidnapped, tortured and arbitrarily detained daily by police who took up
residence at the university campus on the orders of Mr. Moundounga Seraphin, Minister of Higher Education.
Just this morning of June 11,
2012, while students were in general meeting, 21 of them were abducted and
detained at the General Bureau of Research (DGR) – sort of secret service body
- where they are being tortured.
Faced with this umpteenth case of
violation of Human Rights, which is to deprive citizens, and students in
particular, of their fundamental rights and freedoms, namely freedom of
expression, and the right to rally, CONASYSED (main Union for the Education
sector in Gabon) unreservedly condemns this latest arbitrary incarceration and
abusive treatments of students. Also, CONASYSED demands their immediate and
unconditional release. In addition, CONASYSED calls Mrs. Irina Bokova, Director
General of UNESCO currently living in Gabon, to intervene in this matter so
that human rights are now respected in Gabon.
Consequently, CONASYSED reserves
itself the right to act in partnership with other organizations for the Defense
of Human Rights, Internationally and Nationally.
CONASYSED = Convention nationale des syndicats du
secteur éducation (Gabon)
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