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Southern Africa: SADC Calls Out King Mswati, Urges Urgent National Dialogue in eSwatini
allAfrica, 2 February 2023
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is calling for a national dialogue in the Kingdom of eSwatini, after the assassination of political activist Advocate Thulani… Read more »
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Southern Africa: Communiqué of the Extra-Ordinary SADC Troika Summit
SADC, 31 January 2023
1. The Extra-Ordinary Organ Troika Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), hereafter called Summit, was held on the 31st… Read more »
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Southern Africa: Bring Mswati to the Table - Human Rights Groups
Namibian, 1 February 2023
HUMAN rights activists have called on Southern African Development Community (SADC) leaders to be mindful of the victims of unresolved conflicts in the region, the majority of whom… Read more »
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Southern Africa: SADC Leaders Call for 'Swift' Investigation Into Thulani Maseko's Assassination in eSwatini
Daily Maverick, 31 January 2023
President Cyril Ramaphosa and other regional leaders are calling for a 'swift, transparent and comprehensive investigation' into the assassination of activist Thulani Maseko. Read more »
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Eswatini: Statement of the Chairperson of the AU Commission On the Murder of Thulani Maseko
African Union, 25 January 2023
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, expresses his shock at the murder of Thulani Maseko, a human rights lawyer, in the Kingdom of Eswatini. Read more »
SADC Calls for Swift Probe of Maseko's Assassination in eSwatini
Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) leaders have called for a transparent and comprehensive investigation into the killing of human rights defender, lawyer and activist, Thulani Maseko, at his home near Manzini on January 21, 2023.
The leaders, who were meeting for a special SADC summit, also called for the country's national dialogue to go ahead and address the concerns of the people of eSwatini.
In 2021, SADC sent special envoys to King Mswati after police opened fire on pro-democracy protesters. At the time, Human Rights Watch said that eSwatini police fired live ammunition and teargas into a bus full of people travelling to the capital, Mbabane, on October 20, 2021 to protest the jailing of two pro-democracy members of parliament - Mduduzi Bacede Mabuza and Mthandeni Dube.
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The human rights landscape in Africa's last remaining absolute monarchy remains characterised by serious human rights violations, including extrajudicial killings, enforced ... Read more »
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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 Swazi Read more »
