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Eswatini: Student activist arbitrarily detained, facing malicious charges must be released immediately
Responding to the arbitrary detention and malicious charges of sedition and damage to property brought against Colani Maseko, the President of the Swaziland National Union of Students, and the brief arrest and subsequent release of activist Sibusiso Nkwanyane by police officers on 31 January,...
Southern Africa: Alarming rise in the number of girls experiencing sexual abuse and unwanted pregnancies during the pandemic calls on governments to take action to protect girls’ rights
Authorities across Southern Africa must immediately take action to protect girls’ rights to health, information, education, equality and to live freely from gender-based violence and discrimination, Amnesty International said today as the world continues to mark 16 Days of Activism against...
Eswatini the System is Broken
The human rights situation has deteriorated sharply in Eswatini. The Eswatini government continues to
ignore the constitutional provisions on human rights and use law enforcement and legal instruments to
crush calls for justice and democratic reform. What started as a call for an end to police...
Demand the release of two members of parliament arbitrarily detained in Eswatini
End the crackdown on freedom of expression in Eswatini
Eswatini: Two members of parliament detained: Mduduzi Bacede Mabuza, Mthandeni Dube
On 25 July 2021, Members of Eswatini Parliament Mduduzi Bacede Mabuza and Mthandeni Dube were detained amid a wave of pro-democracy protests and charged under the Suppression of Terrorism Act as well as other trumped-up charges. They have been in arbitrary detention at Mbabane police station ever...
Eswatini: Detained MPs must be immediately released and all charges against them dropped
Eswatini authorities must drop all trumped-up charges against Members of Parliament Mduduzi Bacede Mabuza and Mthandeni Dube and ensure they are immediately released, Amnesty International said before the start of their trial on 20 October. The two were detained amid a wave of pro-democracy...
Eswatini: Authorities must investigate police shooting of a protester and stop excessive use of force
A protester is in a critical condition in hospital after being shot in the head by Eswatini security forces
Eswatini: Authorities must drop trumped-up charges against MP’s and release them immediately and unconditionally
Ahead of a bail hearing on 29 July at the Mbabane High Court of two members of parliament, Mduduzi Bacede Mabuza and Mthandeni Dube, who face trumped-up charges under the Suppression of Terrorism Act and contravening Covid-19 regulations, Deprose Muchena, Amnesty International’s Director for East...
Eswatini: Authorities must drop trumped-up charges against MP’s and release them immediately and unconditionally
Ahead of a bail hearing on 29 July at the Mbabane High Court of two members of parliament, Mduduzi Bacede Mabuza and Mthandeni Dube, who face trumped-up charges under the Suppression of Terrorism Act and contravening Covid-19 regulations, Deprose Muchena, Amnesty International’s Director for East...
Eswatini: Dozens killed, tortured, abducted as pro-democracy protests intensify
The government of Eswatini has launched a ruthless crackdown on human rights in response to pro-democracy protests, with dozens killed and many others tortured, detained or abducted, Amnesty International said today. “The government of Eswatini has launched a full-frontal assault on human rights in...