Security forces continued to carry out serious human rights violations, including dozens of unlawful killings, using excessive and unnecessary force. The police violated the rights to freedom of expression while peaceful protesters faced arbitrary arrest and detention. Pastoral communities had their land expropriated for use by commercial farmers. The government responded inadequately to secure food and water for victims of land dispossession, drought and displacement. The embezzlement of state funds undermined the government’s ability to alleviate widespread economic hardship and address the failing health sector.
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