Amy Goodman
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Tutu Alicante: Amidst Poverty & Human Rights Abuses, Equatorial Guinea Hosts African Union
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June 23, 2011
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10:59Now PlayingDemocracyNow.org - African heads of state are convening today in Equatorial Guinea for a week-long African Union summit. There has been a wave of arrests leading up to the summit, with police detaining an estimated 100 people. Human Rights Watch reports Equatorial Guinea is rife with politically motivated harassment, arbitrary detentions and unlawful killings. Democracy Now! interviews Tutu Alicante, executive director of EG Justice, a U.S.-based organization dedicated to promoting the rule of law, transparency and civil society participation in Equatorial Guinea. The country's government also faces criticism for spending an estimated $830 million to build a city for the summit, with luxury villas for visiting diplomats, an artificial beach and a golf course. Equatorial Guinea's dictator Teodoro Obiang has led the country since 1979. Despite his human rights record, Obiang has maintained relations with the United States and many U.S. firms, including ExxonMobil.
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