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.