Angola: Human Rights Watch Report Describes Political Violence, Intimidation As Elections Approach

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(human Rights Watch/Ifex) - Johannesburg — The Angolan government is responsible for numerous incidents of political violence, intimidation of protesters, and crackdowns on peaceful demonstrations that might have a negative impact on the August 31, 2012 parliamentary elections, Human Rights said in a report released today. The government should end its crackdown on peaceful protests and the media with the start of the election campaign on August 1.

The 13-page report, "Angola's Upcoming Elections: Attacks on the Media, Expression, and Assembly," describes increasing incidents of political violence and intimidation. Human Rights Watch called on the government of Angola to promptly address these concerns, and urged the Southern African Development Community and the capital's foreign diplomats to raise these issues with the government.

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