22 Oct 2018
African Commission: Human Rights in an Absolute Monarchy...
On 25 October, SALC and partner organisations working in Eswatini to hold discussions on the situation of human rights in an Absolute monarchy. The event will take place at the Kairaba beach hotel, Banjul, Gambia at the margins of the…
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26 Sep 2018
Joint CSO Eswatini elections statement...
Elections took place in Eswatini on the 21 September. According to both the African Union Observer Mission (AUEOM) and SADC Observer Mission (SEOM) preliminary statements, the electoral process was conducted in a generally calm and peaceful environment. While the AU…
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25 Sep 2018
Mozambique: Mandates of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection o...
The UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression and on the situation of human rights defenders' communication to the Mozambican Government on the case of Mr. Ericino de Salema and other journalists and human rights…
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21 Sep 2018
SALC in the news: Polls open in eSwatini, where king has absolute rule...
The DW A country with no political parties and an absolute monarch, critics have called eSwatini's elections a sham. Authorities claim the polls "preserve its very rich cultures and traditions." The tiny African kingdom of eSwatini, formerly Swaziland, was headed…
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20 Sep 2018
SALC IN THE NEWS: eSwatini police attack unarmed protesters with batons, stun gr...
news24 Police in eSwatini have come under fire after they used batons and stun grenades to disperse protesting workers in Manzini. According to reports demonstrators and police clashed in Swaziland during a protest action to demand higher wages and reforms…
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19 Sep 2018
Statement: SALC condemns police attacks on protesting workers in Swaziland...
During the week preceding the elections, marches were planned by striking civil servants, teachers and nurses in the four major cities and towns of Mbabane, Manzini, Nhlangano and Siteki. The Trade Union Congress of Swaziland (TUCOSWA) and its affiliates are…
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