Eswatini: Statement of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission On the Murder of Thulani Maseko

Centre for Human Rights
Thulani Maseko
25 January 2023
African Union (Addis Ababa)
press release

Addis Ababa — The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, expresses his shock at the murder of Thulani Maseko, a human rights lawyer, in the Kingdom of Eswatini.

In this regard, the Chairperson fully supports the statement of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Organ Troika, including the call to the Government of the Kingdom of Eswatini to conduct a full and transparent investigation into the brutal killing.

The Chairperson extends his sincere condolences to the family, friends and collegues of the late Thulani Maseko.

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