Equatorial Guinea

This country page describes, in brief, data that TJET has compiled on regime transitions, intrastate conflict episodes, and transitional justice mechanisms. For details on the data included on this page, view the FAQ.

For Equatorial Guinea, TJET has collected information on: five amnesties between 1979 and 2018; and eleven domestic trials starting between 1979 and 2009.

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Conflict Year

Democratic Transition Year

Country Background

Democratic Transition

TJET records no democratic transitions in Equatorial Guinea between 1970 and 2024.

Violent Conflict

Based on the Uppsala Conflict Data Program, TJET records no episodes of violent intrastate conflict in Equatorial Guinea between 1970 and 2024.

Transitional Justice Data

As of 2020, Equatorial Guinea ranks 69th out of 174 on TJET’s legacy of violence index. For a full list of country rankings over time, view the index page, and for an explanation of the index, view the Methods & FAQs page.

Amnesties

Equatorial Guinea had five amnesties between 1979 and 2018. Four amnesties released political prisoners. One amnesty forgave human rights violations.

Data up to 2024. Hover over column labels for definitions.

Domestic Trials

TJET has compiled data on eleven domestic prosecutions between 1979 and 2010. These include eleven regular human rights prosecutions of state agents, in which eleven persons were convicted; and one opposition prosecution of state agents or opposition members, in which two persons were convicted.

Click on accused records for data on convictions. Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions.

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