On the theme of “human rights issues and the role of the media in African society”, this meeting scheduled for 18-20 April 2018 at the International Conference Center, Sipopo, will bring together the actors of human rights NGOs and those of the press Pan.
According to a statement from the Guinean Ministry of Human Rights, “several workshops will be moderated by speakers from Africa and Europe, all specialists in their respective fields”.
“Equatorial Guinea, which is often wrongly criticized by Western NGOs, is opening its doors as it has always done, to allow international public opinion to truly understand what is happening in our country, which is often indexed by a few NGOs. intentioned “, considers
Mr Alfonso Nsue Mokuy, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Human Rights.
Embroiled in a rather complicated affair in France, on the “Bad Things Acquired”, whose trial took place in Paris in June 2017, Equatorial Guinea wants to restore its coat of arms.
Indeed, since the launching of this case, which was brought before the judges by two French NGOs, Sherpa and Transparency International, relations between Malabo and Paris are strongly shaken.
By opening its doors to NGOs and the international press, the government of Equatorial Guinea announces the counter-offensive.
Let us recall that this symposium is organized by the Pan-African civil society with its local relays in Equatorial Guinea.
