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U.S. Dept. of State, Background Note: Guinea, http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2824.htm, Nov. 4, 2011.
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 Penal Code of Guinea, art. 14, Law No. 98/036, Dec. 31, 1998.
 Penal Code of Guinea, art. 15, Law No. 98/036, Dec. 31, 1998.
 Constitution of the Republic of Guinea, art. 1, Decree D/068/PRG/CNDD/SGPRG/2010 promulgating the Constitution adopted on Apr. 19, 2010 by the National Transition Council, May 7, 2010.
 Amnesty Intl., Death Sentences and Executions in 2009, p. 24-25, ACT 50/001/2010, http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ACT50/001/2010/en, Mar. 30, 2010.
 Amnesty Intl., Death Sentences and Executions in 2008, p. 22-23, ACT 50/003/2009, http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ACT50/003/2009/en, Mar. 24, 2009.
 Amnesty Intl., Death Sentences and Executions in 2007, p. 6,ACT 50/001/2008, http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ACT50/001/2008/en, Apr. 15, 2008.
 Ensemble Contre la Peine de Mort, Guinée: Les assises de Conakry reprennent du service, http://www.abolition.fr/ecpm/french/news.php?new=387, May 9, 2005.
The following offenses, when they result in death, are punishable by death: taking a hostage in order to further another crime or to obtain a ransom or advantage,  kidnapping of a minor resulting in the minor’s death,  armed robbery,  and arson,  use of an explosive device,  or destruction by any means of any building or infrastructure,  in particular those of importance to the military.  Castration resulting in the death of the victim within 40 days is also punishable by death.  Some of these are aggravated murder offenses.
Desertion or flight in the face of the enemy;  capitulation by a commander prior to the exhaustion of all means of resistance;  plotting against a superior;  deliberate destruction of one’s ship or aircraft;  instigating a rebellion in time of war or on a ship or aircraft;  and failing, as the commander of a ship or aircraft, to leave it last;  are punishable by death.
Yes. While Hood & Hoyle state that the mandatory death penalty applies “not just for murder but for a ‘wide range of offenses,’” (referencing a 2006 report by Amnesty International),  we identified only one offense which for which the law clearly provided a mandatory death penalty.
This is in conformity with Guinea’s international obligations as a party to the ICCPR,  the Convention on the Rights of the Child,  and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child,  which prohibit the execution of individuals for crimes committed while under the age of 18.
Under Article 14 of the Guinean Penal Code, pregnant women can only be executed one year after they give birth to a viable child.  Additionally, Guinea is party to the ICCPR,  which prohibits the execution of pregnant women.
 Penal Code of Guinea, art. 286, Law No. 98/036, Dec. 31, 1998.
 Penal Code of Guinea, art. 288, Law No. 98/036, Dec. 31, 1998.
 Penal Code of Guinea, art. 301, Law No. 98/036, Dec. 31, 1998.
 Penal Code of Guinea, art. 336, Law No. 98/036, Dec. 31, 1998.
 Penal Code of Guinea, art. 350, Law No. 98/036, Dec. 31, 1998.
 Penal Code of Guinea, art. 422, Law No. 98/036, Dec. 31, 1998.
 Penal Code of Guinea, art. 478, Law No. 98/036, Dec. 31, 1998.
 Penal Code of Guinea, art. 479, Law No. 98/036, Dec. 31, 1998.
 Penal Code of Guinea, art. 487, Law No. 98/036, Dec. 31, 1998.
 Penal Code of Guinea, art. 573, Law No. 98/036, Dec. 31, 1998.
 Penal Code of Guinea, art. 305, Law No. 98/036, Dec. 31, 1998.
 Penal Code of Guinea, art. 507, Law No. 98/036, Dec. 31, 1998.
 Penal Code of Guinea, art. 98, Law No. 98/036, Dec. 31, 1998.
 Penal Code of Guinea, art. 477, Law No. 98/036, Dec. 31, 1998.
 Penal Code of Guinea, art. 93, Law No. 98/036, Dec. 31, 1998.
 Penal Code of Guinea, art. 96, Law No. 98/036, Dec. 31, 1998.
 Penal Code of Guinea, arts. 70-72, Law No. 98/036, Dec. 31, 1998; Penal Code of Guinea, arts. 91 (combined with arts. 86, 88-90), 96 (combined with art. 86), Law No. 98/036, Dec. 31, 1998; Penal Code of Guinea, art. 101, Law No. 98/036, Dec. 31, 1998; Penal Code of Guinea, arts. 93, 96, Law No. 98/036, Dec. 31, 1998.
 Penal Code of Guinea, art. 73, Law No. 98/036, Dec. 31, 1998.
 Penal Code of Guinea, arts. 541, 557, 565, Law No. 98/036, Dec. 31, 1998.
 Penal Code of Guinea, art. 563, Law No. 98/036, Dec. 31, 1998.
 Penal Code of Guinea, art. 566, Law No. 98/036, Dec. 31, 1998.
 Penal Code of Guinea, art. 583, Law No. 98/036, Dec. 31, 1998.
 Penal Code of Guinea, art. 544, Law No. 98/036, Dec. 31, 1998.
 Penal Code of Guinea, arts. 286, 285, Law No. 98/036, Dec. 31, 1998.
 Penal Code of Guinea, art. 287, Law No. 98/036, Dec. 31, 1998.
 Roger Hood & Carolyn Hoyle, The Death Penalty: A Worldwide Perspective, p. 279 fn. 8, Oxford University Press, 4th ed., 2008.
 Penal Code of Guinea, arts. 48, 568, Law No. 98/036, Dec. 31, 1998.
 Penal Code of Guinea, art. 350, Law No. 98/036, Dec. 31, 1998. Guinean Children’s Code, art. 365, Law No. L/2008/011/AN, Aug. 19, 2008.
 Guinean Children’s Code, art. 346, Law No. L/2008/011/AN, Aug. 19, 2008.
 Status, Declarations, and Reservations, ICCPR, 999 U.N.T.S. 171, Dec. 16, 1966, http://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=IV-4&chapter=4〈=en, last accessed May 25, 2012.
 Status, Declarations, and Reservations, Convention on the Rights of the Child,1577 U.N.T.S. 3, http://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=UNTSONLINE&tabid=2&mtdsg_no=IV-11&chapter=4〈=en#Participants, last accessed May 25, 2012.
 African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, Ratification Table: African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, http://www.achpr.org/instruments/child/ratification, last accessed May 25, 2012.
 Penal Code of Guinea, art. 59, Law No. 98/036, Dec. 31, 1998.
 Status, Declarations, and Reservations, Optional Prot. to the ICCPR, 999 U.N.T.S. 171, Dec. 16, 1966, http://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=IV-5&chapter=4〈=en, last accessed May 25, 2012.
 Status, Declarations, and Reservations, Second Optional Prot. to the ICCPR, Aiming at the Abolition of the Death Penalty, 1642 U.N.T.S. 414, Dec. 15, 1989, http://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=IV-12&chapter=4〈=en, last accessed May 25, 2012.
 African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, Ratification Table: African Charter on Human and People’s Rights, http://www.achpr.org/instruments/achpr/ratification, last accessed May 25, 2012.
 African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, Ratification Table: Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa, http://www.achpr.org/instruments/women-protocol/ratification, last accessed May 25, 2012.
The Constitution’s Preamble proclaims Guinea’s “commitment to the ideals and principles, rights and duties established in the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, international human rights treaties and pacts, the Charter of the Organization of African Unity, the African Charter for Human and Peoples' Rights, and its protocols relating to the rights of women”.  Furthermore, pursuant to Article 25 the state has the obligation to ensure that international human rights instruments are disseminated and taught in schools.
It should also be noted that when the Conakry Court of Assizes rendered its 2005 death sentences, it had been inactive for 10 years, due to a dearth of financial resources and court personnel.  This might help explain the relatively few number of death sentences handed down in this retentionist country.
Death-sentences awarded by the Military Tribunal can also be challenged before the Supreme Court. In time of war, the accused has only one day from the day the sentence is given to appeal before the Supreme Court.
 Constitution of the Republic of Guinea, art. 6, Decree D/068/PRG/CNDD/SGPRG/2010 promulgating the Constitution adopted on Apr. 19, 2010 by the National Transition Council, May 7, 2010.
 Constitution of the Republic of Guinea, art. 5, Decree D/068/PRG/CNDD/SGPRG/2010 promulgating the Constitution adopted on Apr. 19, 2010 by the National Transition Council, May 7, 2010.
 Constitution of the Republic of Guinea, art. 15, Decree D/068/PRG/CNDD/SGPRG/2010 promulgating the Constitution adopted on Apr. 19, 2010 by the National Transition Council, May 7, 2010.
 Constitution of the Republic of Guinea, art. 9, Decree D/068/PRG/CNDD/SGPRG/2010 promulgating the Constitution adopted on Apr. 19, 2010 by the National Transition Council, May 7, 2010.
 Constitution of the Republic of Guinea, art. 151, Decree D/068/PRG/CNDD/SGPRG/2010 promulgating the Constitution adopted on Apr. 19, 2010 by the National Transition Council, May 7, 2010.
 Constitution of the Republic of Guinea, Preamble, Decree D/068/PRG/CNDD/SGPRG/2010 promulgating the Constitution adopted on Apr. 19, 2010 by the National Transition Council, May 7, 2010.
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 Ensemble Contre la Peine de Mort, La peine de mort : Guinée, http://www.abolition.fr/ecpm/french/fiche-pays.php?pays=GIN, last accessed May 25, 2012.
 Ensemble Contre la Peine de Mort, Guinée / Les assises de Conakry reprennent du service, http://www.abolition.fr/ecpm/french/news.php?new=387, Sep. 5, 2005.
 Ensemble Contre la Peine de Mort, Guinée / Neuf condamnations à mort pour homicide politique, http://www.abolition.fr/ecpm/french/news.php?new=513, Sep. 09, 2006.
 Amnesty Intl., Death Sentences and Executions in 2010, p. 48, ACT 50/001/2011, http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ACT50/001/2011/en, Mar. 28, 2011. Amnesty Intl., Death Sentences and Executions in 2009, p. 24-25, ACT 50/001/2010, http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ACT50/001/2010/en, Mar. 30, 2010.
 Amnesty Intl., Death Sentences and Executions in 2011, p. 48, ACT 50/001/2012, http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ACT50/001/2012/en, Mar. 27, 2012. Amnesty Intl., Annual Human Rights Report 2012: Guinea, http://www.amnesty.org/en/region/guinea/report-2012, last accessed May 25, 2012.
 Amnesty Intl., Annual Human Rights Report 2012: Guinea, http://www.amnesty.org/en/region/guinea/report-2012, last accessed May 25, 2012.
 Amnesty Intl., Human Rights in Republic of Guinea, Report 2008, http://www.amnesty.org/en/region/guinea/report-2008, last accessed May 25, 2012.
 U.N.G.A. Human Rights Council, Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review, Guinea, p. 8, para. 40, U.N. Doc. A/HRC/15/4, Jun. 14, 2010.
 U.N.G.A. Human Rights Council, Summary prepared by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in accordance with paragraph 15 (c) of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 5/1, Guinea, p. 3, para. 11, U.N. Doc. A/HRC/WG.6/8/GIN/3, Feb. 2, 2010. Amnesty Intl., Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review: Eighth session of the UPR Working Group of the Human Rights Council, May 2010, p. 7, AFR 29/007/2009, Nov. 02, 2009.
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 U.N.G.A. Human Rights Council, Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review, Guinea, p. 10, para. 60, U.N. Doc. A/HRC/15/4, Jun. 14, 2010.
 U.N.G.A. Human Rights Council, Report of the Human Rights Council on its fifteenth session, Vice-President and Rapporteur: Ms. Bente Angell-Hansen (Norway), Advance Unedited Version, p. 40, para. 300, U.N. Doc. A/HRC/15/L.10, Oct. 1, 2010.
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 U.N.G.A. Human Rights Council, Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review, Guinea, paras. 40, 72.8, U.N. Doc. A/HRC/15/4, Jun. 14, 2010.
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 Penal Code of Guinea, art. 31, Law No. 98/036, Dec. 31, 1998.
 Penal Procedure Code of Guinea, arts. 808-809, Law No. 037/AN/98, Dec. 31, 1998.
 Penal Procedure Code of Guinea, art. 767, Law No. 037/AN/98, Dec. 31, 1998.
 AHJUCAF, Questionnaire sur l'indépendance de la justice, Guinée, Nov. 07, 2007.
 Penal Procedure Code of Guinea, arts. 219, 232, Law No. 037/AN/98, Dec. 31, 1998. Human Rights Watch, Guinea: “We Have Lived in Darkness”: A Human Rights Agenda for Guinea’s New Government, p. 38, http://www.hrw.org/reports/2011/05/24/we-have-lived-darkness-0, May 24, 2011.
 Penal Procedure Code of Guinea, arts. 237, 282, Law No. 037/AN/98, Dec. 31, 1998.
 Penal Procedure Code of Guinea, arts. 251 & following, Law No. 037/AN/98, Dec. 31, 1998. Ibrahima Sidibe, Guinean Legal System and Research, GlobaLex, http://www.nyulawglobal.org/globalex/Guinea1.htm, Apr. 2012.
 Penal Procedure Code of Guinea, arts. 256-257, Law No. 037/AN/98, Dec. 31, 1998.
 Penal Procedure Code of Guinea, arts. 251 & following, Law No. 037/AN/98, Dec. 31, 1998. Ibrahima Sidibe, Guinean Legal System and Research, GlobaLex, sec. III.B.2., http://www.nyulawglobal.org/globalex/Guinea1.htmhttp://www.nyulawglobal.com/globalex/Guinea.htm, Mar., 2008Apr. 2012. Human Rights Watch, Guinea: “We Have Lived in Darkness”: A Human Rights Agenda for Guinea’s New Government, pp. 38, 44, http://www.hrw.org/reports/2011/05/24/we-have-lived-darkness-0, May 24, 2011.
 Human Rights Watch, Guinea: “We Have Lived in Darkness”: A Human Rights Agenda for Guinea’s New Government, p. 38, http://www.hrw.org/reports/2011/05/24/we-have-lived-darkness-0, May 24, 2011.
 U.S. Dept. of State, 2011 Human Rights Reports: Guinea, http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/2011/af/186203.htm, May 24, 2012.
 Penal Procedure Code of Guinea, art. 850, Law No. 037/AN/98, Dec. 31, 1998.
 Penal Procedure Code of Guinea, art. 634-3, Law No. 037/AN/98, Dec. 31, 1998.
 Law on the Powers, Organization and Operation of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Guinea (Loi portant attributions, organisation et fonctionnement de la Cour suprême de la République de Guinée), arts. 4, 79, No. 91/008/CTRN, Dec. 23, 1991.
 Law on the Powers, Organization and Operation of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Guinea (Loi portant attributions, organisation et fonctionnement de la Cour suprême de la République de Guinée), art. 80, No. 91/008/CTRN, Dec. 23, 1991.
 Law on the Powers, Organization and Operation of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Guinea, art. 87, No. 91/008/CTRN, Dec. 23, 1991.
 Penal Procedure Code of Guinea, arts. 634-4, 634-5, 639bis, Law No. 037/AN/98, Dec. 31, 1998.
 Penal Procedure Code of Guinea, arts. 573, 576, Law No. 037/AN/98, Dec. 31, 1998.
 Law on the Powers, Organization and Operation of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Guinea (Loi portant attributions, organisation et fonctionnement de la Cour suprême de la République de Guinée), arts. 108-110, No. 91/008/CTRN, Dec. 23, 1991.
Death-sentenced prisoners are held in Conakry civil prison and in Kindia high security prison.  Guinea acknowledged in its 2010 report to the U.N. Human Rights Council that “the principle of segregation by prisoner category is not respected, even in the case of women and children.”  This suggests that death-sentenced prisoners may be held with other prisoners (including pre-trial detainees) rather than in separate facilities.
 Amnesty Intl., Human Rights in Republic of Guinea, Report 2009, http://www.amnesty.org/en/region/guinea/report-2009, last accessed May 25, 2012.
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