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Prominent eSwatini Rights Lawyer Maseko Killed in 'Cold Blood'

Messages of condolences and condemnation have been streaming in for human rights lawyer Thulani Maseko, who was murdered outside his home in eSwatini, formerly known as Swaziland, by unknown assailants. The human rights lawyer chaired the Multi-Stakeholders Forum (MSF), a collaboration of political parties and civil society groups working to amplify calls for democratic reforms.

Maseko was also a columnist who had a pending court battle with King Mswati III over the move to rename the country Eswatini by decree. In April 2018, King Mswati changed the country's name when it held its golden jubilee.

In 2014, Maseko was sentenced to two years in prison, with the editor of news magazine The Nation, Bheki Makhubu, for contempt of court over articles critical of the government and judiciary.

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