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Prisoner Release – 2007

There were a few political prisoners in Republic of Congo in 2007. In August 2007, following protests by prisoners, 242 prisoners (including numerous political prisoners) were released citing space concerns in overcrowded prisons.¹ It was not clear if those prisoners were affiliated with the parties which signed accords in 1999.

1. “Country Reports on Human Rights Practices- 2007- Republic of Congo,” U.S. State Department, 2008, accessed February 27, 2012, http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/2007/100476.htm.