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Angola: Families forcibly evicted and left homeless
15 April 2013

On Tuesday 9 April, scores of families were forcibly evicted and had their homes demolished by city authorities in Menongue city, Angola. Thousands more in the ...

Urgent Action       AFR 12/004/2013

Amnesty International | Angola must not send detainees to ...
14 February 2013

Angola must not send to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) nine detainees held on charges in connection with allegedly attempting to destabilise the government ...

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Angola: Families forcibly evicted, many more at risk
6 February 2013

Since Friday 1 February, thousands of families have been forcibly evicted by the authorities in the Cacuaco municipality of Luanda city, Angola. The families have ...

Urgent Action       AFR 12/002/2013

Angola: Provisions of the 'draft criminal code' are incompatible ...
31 January 2013

This document sets out some of Amnesty International's key initial concerns with the Angolan Draft Criminal Code in the context of Angola's international and regional ...

Document       AFR 12/001/2013

Angola: Angolan war veterans abducted
24 August 2012

António Alves Kamulingue and Isaías Sebastião Cassule have not been seen since they were abducted in the Angolan capital, Luanda, respectively on 27 and 29 May.

Urgent Action       AFR 12/003/2012

Angola: Open letter: A human rights agenda for political parties ...
17 July 2012

As Angolans prepare to go to the polls in presidential and parliamentary elections on 31 August 2012, Amnesty International urges all presidential and parliamentary ...

Open Letter       AFR 12/002/2012

Report 2012: No longer business as usual for tyranny and injustice ...
24 May 2012

Amnesty International releases its flagship yearly report documenting the state of the world's human rights.

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Angola: Protect free speech as youth activists attacked | Amnesty ...
24 May 2012

An attack on a group of youth activists in Luanda highlights the ongoing threats human rights defenders in Angola face.

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Angola: Amnesty International submission to the African Commission ...
1 April 2012

In this submission, Amnesty International provides information regarding Angola's observance of its human rights obligations in terms of the African Charter on ...

Report       AFR 12/001/2012

Angola: Further information: Forced eviction in Angola cancelled
15 September 2011

The planned forced evictions in the Arco Iris neighbourhood of Lubango, Angola, which were scheduled for 25 August, did not take place. Residents believe the work ...

Urgent Action       AFR 12/003/2011