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Angola: Journalist's Trial Violated International Law, Say American Lawyers
ABA, 11 June 2015
The American Bar Association Center for Human Rights released a report today concluding that the trial proceedings of Angolan journalist and human rights advocate Rafael Marques de… Read more »
Censored Book of Convicted Angolan Journalist Posted Online
The trial of Angolan journalist and human rights advocate Rafael Marques de Morais, convicted in May for seeking an investigation of serious human rights abuses, was marred by "significant irregularities", according to the American Bar Association Center for Human Rights. In response to the conviction. the human rights group Reporters Without Borders has facilitated access to the book he wrote that is censored in his country as a result of the trial. The book was made available online in PDF versions by the publisher in English and Portuguese.
Documents
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11 June 2015
TRIAL OBSERVATION REPORT: THE CASE OF RAFAEL MARQUES DE MORAIS
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- American Bar Association
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This report was prepared by the American Bar Association Center for Human Rights, following its missions to the Republic of Angola in 2015 for the ... see more »
InFocus
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The campaigning investigative journalist, Rafael Marques, has been found guilty of "malicious denunciation" after writing a book about rights violations in the country's diamond ... Read more »
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The Angolan journalist and anti-corruption campaigner Rafael Marques De Morais was presented with additional charges when he went to court on March 24 to face criminal defamation ... Read more »
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Criminal defamation and libel charges against Angolan journalist Rafael Marques de Morais, were dropped by Angolan authorities on May 21, 2015. Morais was being sued by several ... Read more »
