Angola's government, which has faced mounting international criticism over the lengthy detention of dissidents, has rushed through a new law entitled the "Law on Precautionary Measures in Criminal Proceedings".
This sudden development legitimized the release under house arrest, in mid-December, of the 15 activists detained last June during a book club reading, and who are currently standing trial for rebellion but had been held in preventative custody for months.
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