Mozambique: Amnesty International Demands Justice for Josina Machel

Maputo — The human rights body Amnesty International has protested at the denial of justice for Mozambican women's rights activist Josina Machel, who was blinded in one eye in an attack by her partner of the time, Rofino Licuco, in October 2015.

The case came to trial in February 2017, and the Maputo City Court found Licuco guilty of assault and of domestic and psychological violence. The court sentenced Licuco to a prison term of three years and four months.

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