Guinea
Practice Relating to Rule 89. Violence to Life
Guinea’s Code of Conduct (2011) states:
Article 30: During periods of exceptional circumstances, state of emergency or state of siege, actions of the defence forces must conform to national law and international humanitarian law.
Article 31: Defence forces personnel must in all circumstances refrain from committing the following acts: murder … and all other acts affecting the physical and/or psychological integrity as well as the well-being of individuals[.]
Guinea’s Disciplinary Regulations (2012) states: “Military personnel in combat are prohibited from … [committing] violence to life and person of the sick, wounded and shipwrecked, of prisoners as well as civilians, in particular murder of all kinds”.
Guinea’s Code of Conduct (2014) states:
Article 30: During periods of exceptional circumstances, state of emergency or state of siege, actions of the defence forces must conform to national law and international humanitarian law.
Article 31: Defence forces personnel must in all circumstances refrain from committing the following acts: murder … and all other acts affecting the physical and/or psychological integrity as well as the well-being of individuals[.]
Guinea’s Children’s Code (2008) states: “During an armed conflict, any act violating the physical integrity … of a child will be punished with 2 to 5 years’ imprisonment and a fine of 50,000 to 500,000 Guinean francs or with one of these penalties.”