Mozambique
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Overview
Police used excessive force against people who left their homes to look for food during the COVID-19 lockdown. There was a spike in gender-based violence as victims were trapped at home with abusive partners. Violence in the province of Cabo Delgado intensified, becoming an armed conflict which resulted in more than 2,000 deaths. The authorities failed to hold to account perpetrators of crimes under international law and serious human rights violations and abuses. Repression of freedom of expression took a new turn when a newspaper office was firebombed.
Death penalty status
Abolitionist for all crimes
Does not use the death penalty
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East and Southern Africa: Media freedoms curtailed as COVID-19 regional crises expose urgent need for access to information
Mozambique: Civilians killed as war crimes committed by armed group, government forces, and private military contractors – new report
Southern Africa: Homes become dangerous place for women and girls during COVID-19 lockdown
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