The conviction and six-year prison sentence imposed on human rights activist José Marcos Mavungo is a travesty of justice and a blatant violation of the right to freedom of expression,…
Staff Writer15 September 2015
OPEN LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ANGOLA REGARDING CONTINUED SUPPRESSION OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN ANGOLA 16 July, 2015 To the President of the Republic of Angola…
Staff Writer16 July 2015
Muluka Miti-Drummond 7 July 2015 Thought Leader When people think of Angola many think of the 27-year-long civil war that ended in 2002. Some might even think of oil and…
Staff Writer7 July 2015
2 June 2015 In Angola, there is growing concern about a detained rights activist’s health. José Marcos Mavungo was arrested in March for alleged crimes against the security of the…
Staff Writer3 June 2015
The continued detention of two human rights defenders held on fabricated charges of ‘crimes against the security of the state’ is a blatant oppression of freedom of expression and a…
Staff Writer13 May 2015
All Africa New York — The Southern Africa Litigation Centre, Amnesty International and over a dozen other human rights organisations including the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights have…
Staff Writer1 April 2015
Journalist Rafael Marques de Morais wrote a book, and for that, he could go to jail. His book, published in Portugal in 2011, alleges serious human rights violations committed by…
Staff Writer23 March 2015
The Angolan authorities must immediately and unconditionally release two human rights defenders who were detained solely for exercising their rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly in the country’s…
Staff Writer18 March 2015
A man mysteriously disappears while heading to a demonstration he has helped organise. Two days later his colleague receives a call from someone purporting to know what has happened to…
Staff Writer8 September 2014
In Swaziland yesterday, Vincent Ncongwane, the secretary general of the Trade Union Congress of Swaziland (TUCOSWA), was due to speak at a prayer meeting held at Matsapha Industrial Centre. Matsapha…
Caroline James27 August 2014