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Eswatini: Calls to Release Eswatini MPs Ahead of 1 Year in Detention
CIVICUS, 25 July 2022
Global civil society alliance CIVICUS calls for the immediate and unconditional release of Eswatini members of parliament Mduduzi Bacede Mabuza and Mthandeni Dube ahead of their… Read more »
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Eswatini: Pro-Democracy MPs Remain in Jail As Eswatini Burns
New Frame, 26 April 2022
In a show of power, the state is making an example of the two members of Parliament whose only sin was to call for democratic reforms to the monarchy. Read more »
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Eswatini: King Mswati III Shows No Commitment to Talks
New Frame, 9 February 2022
In action and in speech, the ruler of eSwatini and his government refuse to listen to the mass democratic movement's demands for a genuine dialogue. Read more »
Calls Grow Louder for eSwatini to Release Pro-Democracy MPs
Human rights watchdogs have called for the immediate and unconditional release of eSwatini members of parliament Mduduzi Bacede Mabuza and Mthandeni Dube. The two were detained on July 25, 2021 following protests demanding political reforms and were charged under the Suppression of Terrorism Act and for flouting Covid-19 regulations.
Pro-democracy protests started in June 2021 in the Kingdom of eSwatini following the mysterious death of 25-year-old law student, Thabani Nkomonye who allegedly died at the hands of the police. Over 1,000 people were arrested and the security forces were called in to stamp out dissent.
The human rights landscape in Africa's last remaining absolute monarchy remains characterised by serious human rights violations, including extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, and repression of pro-democracy activists.
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Inaction and in speech, the ruler of eSwatini and his government refuse to listen to the mass democratic movement's demands for a genuine dialogue. The emotional and physical ... Read more »
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who is chairperson of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Organ on Defence, Politics and Security Cooperation, has appointe Read more »
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eSwatini has deployed soldiers and police to multiple schools, as learners continue to demand political reform in Africa's last kingdom. Among learners' demands is the release of ... Read more »
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King Mswati III's forces continue to kill, maim and jail pro-democracy protesters and other innocent citizens, including children and teens, while the international community looks ... Read more »
