November 24
Mozambique: Security Force Crackdown Kills, Injures Children
Police Detain Hundreds Without Notifying Their Parents Read more »
November 22
Southern Africa: SADC - Denounce Security Force Violence in Mozambique
Investigate Excessive Use of Force during Post-Election Protests Read more »
November 06
Mozambique: Post-Election Internet Restrictions Hinder Rights
The Mozambican authorities should immediately end internet restrictions imposed since October 25, 2024, and restore full access to social media platforms, Human Rights Watch said… Read more »
October 29
Mozambique: Post-Election Protests Violently Repressed
At Least 11 People Killed; Dozens Seriously Injured Read more »
October 24
Mozambique: Observers Raise Serious Concerns About Election Credibility
Authorities Should Respond to Demonstrations by Respecting Rights Read more »
September 11
Mozambique: Abuses Against Media, Activists Before Elections
Police Commit Widespread Harassment, Assaults, Arbitrary Detention Read more »
June 27
Mozambique: Conflict in Northern Mozambique Puts Education At Risk
The good news is that during 2022 and 2023, attacks on schools in Mozambique significantly decreased, according to a report released last week. The bad news is that Mozambique has… Read more »
May 15
Mozambique: Child Soldiers Used in Raid On Cabo Delgado Town
Islamist Armed Group Deploys Boys as Young as 13 in Attack on Macomia Read more »
March 01
Mozambique: Pregnant Students, Adolescent Mothers Leave School
Many adolescent girls and women in Mozambique, who are pregnant or parenting, drop out of school because they face huge barriers and get inadequate support from schools at one… Read more »
February 13
Mozambique: Pregnant Students, Adolescent Mothers Don't Get Support, Leave School
Instruct Educators on Obligations, Improve Reproductive Health Services Read more »
October 13, 2023
Mozambique: Mozambique Police Crack Down On Opposition Before Election Results
Tensions appear to be rising in Mozambique as the country awaits the results of municipal elections held on Wednesday. Ahead of voting day, authorities had increased security… Read more »
April 26, 2023
Mozambique: Mozambique Legalizes Militia to Fight Insurgency in North
Mozambique's government has provided legal authority to an abusive militia to fight an Islamic State-linked armed group, locally known as Al-Shabab, in the north of the country.… Read more »
February 10, 2023
Mozambique: Mozambique - Draft Law Threatens Civil Society Groups
Mozambique authorities should withdraw a draft law on nonprofit organizations that would undermine the work of civil society groups and the right to freedom of association in the… Read more »
April 23, 2019
Mozambique: Jailed Mozambican Journalists Get Bail After 3 Months
Today, a judge in Mozambique's Pemba city court ruled that journalists Amade Abubacar and Germano Daniel Adriano be released on bail, three months after their arrest on groundless… Read more »