Dr. Luís Cordeiro Vaz Martins

Dr. Luís Cordeiro Vaz Martins is a lawyer and long-standing member of the Guinean Human Rights League (LGDH), where he previously served as President for eight years. Over his 30-year career, he has provided free legal assistance to activists and citizens whose rights have been violated. He currently serves as President of the Human Rights Committee of the Guinea-Bissau Bar Association, where he coordinates reports submitted to UN mechanisms such as the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). In recent years, he has been outspoken in denouncing corruption and abuses of power on national radio programmes.