Segunda Esquadra
# Segunda Esquadra

The Segunda Esquadra is the main police station of Bissau, the capital city of Guinea-Bissau.

## Conditions

On 7 October 2008 several human rights violations were verified by the United Nations Peacebuilding Support Office in Guinea-Bissau. They consisted of inadequate facilities and lack of minimum living standards; lack of water and food. Several recommendations were made, these included: the adoption of mechanisms for the provision of water and food and the closure of underground detention cells.

## Notable detainees

* Marcelino Lopes Cabral, former Defence Minister.
* Zinha Vaz, member of the National People's Assembly.
