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Located in West Africa, the highlands of Guinea are the source for the Niger, Gambia and Senegal rivers. Ruled by a succession of autocratic regimes since independence, the relatively free elections of 2010 were overshadowed by a subsequent coup attempt and continued political paralysis, with the voting in of a new legislature repeatedly postponed. The human rights situation, while improved, is still problematic, with abuses by security forces, near universal practice of female genital mutilation and high incidence of other forms of violence against women and girls.
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178 Human development index137 Happy planet rankingOrganisations in Guinea
- Action Contre l'Exploitation de l'Enfant et de la Femme
- Association des Animateurs Communautaires de Guinee
- Association des Enfants et jeunes Travailleurs de Bamako
- Association des Enfants et Jeunes Travailleurs de Guinee
- Association Guineenne pour la Protection de l'enfance
- Attorneys for the Rights of the Child
- Bureau International Catholique De L'enfance
- Canadian International Development Agency
- Child Fund International
- Child Helpline International
- ChildFund Ireland
- Coalition des ONG de Protection et de Promotion des Droits de l’Enfant, Luttant Contre la Traite (COLTE/CDE) Guinée
- Coalition Guineenne Pour les Droit de l'Enfant
- Global Campaign for Education
- Global March Against Child Labour
- International Catholic Child Bureau - Switzerland
- International Centre for Child and Youth Studies
- International Planned Parenthood Federation
- Kanya Dowse Fanyi
- La Samaritaine Guinee
- Plan International - Sweden
- Plan Ireland
- Save the Children Sweden - Regional Office for West Africa
- SOS Children's Villages International
- Terre des hommes - child relief
- UNESCO
- Winrock International
- Women's World Summit Foundation
- World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS)