Guinea

The Government of Guinea has established an Inter-Ministerial National Mechanism to coordinate reporting and follow-up on human rights recommendations. This NMIRF includes representatives from 27 ministries, each designating two focal points (one male and one female) to ensure gender balance. The mechanism also coordinates with focal points for persons with disabilities and gender equality.

INSTITUTIONAL SETUP

The Inter-Ministerial National Mechanism was established by decree (Arrêté A/2023/009/PM/CAB/SGG, January 11, 2023).

Secretariat

A permanent secretariat manages the mechanism, composed of a president, two vice-presidents, and four rapporteurs. The secretariat oversees report drafting, stakeholder engagement, and implementation of recommendations.

Focal points are formally designated by letters from their respective ministries, and all new members receive capacity-building training on human rights concepts, UN mechanisms, and report drafting.

Methods of work

Currently, communication is handled via official letters, WhatsApp, and email, with a database under development. There are no formal SOPs guiding these tools, and no system yet exists to preserve institutional memory, though a procedures manual is planned.

MANDATE

The national mechanism's mandate includes reporting, responding to complaints and communications, hosting UN visits, monitoring implementation of recommendations, advocacy, education, and fundraising. The mechanism also incorporates reporting and follow-up related to the 2030 Agenda and SDGs.

The National mechanism engages with all UN human rights mechanisms, including Treaty Bodies, Special Procedures, Universal Periodic Review, as well as regional human rights mechanisms.

Process for the preparation of state reports

Reports are prepared through data collection from ministries, verification, and drafting by a core team.

COORDINATION

The National mechanism meets every two months, with all focal points participating, and occasionally includes partners.

channel of communication with the National Statistics Office

The national mechanism coordinates with the National Statistics Office and provides verified statistical data through official notes.

Channels of communication with the Parliament and the Judiciary

The Parliament and Judiciary respond to requests for information via official notes for reporting and follow-up purposes.

CONSULTATION

Consultations are conducted with civil society and other non-governmental stakeholders, such as through training seminars and data contributions.

Operational plans include the National Directorate of Human Rights action plan, preparation of thematic reports, and drafting of the 2025 UPR report. Future plans include developing a formal action plan for the mechanism.

Guinea aims to establish an alert system for human rights violations and strengthen partnerships with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.