Angola

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Angola’s political and civil rights environment has become less restrictive over the past year, and the courts appeared to operate without political interference. Security forces have been implicated in extrajudicial killings, and frequently use intimidation, excessive force, and arbitrary detention. President João Lourenço’s anti-corruption campaign resulted in the arrest of several former government and ruling party officials.

Africa

September 26, 2019 Dispatches

UK's Prince Harry Should Highlight Landmines During Angola Visit

Zenaida Machado
Researcher, Africa Division
International Justice

May 23, 2019 Dispatches

A Call for Justice in Africa’s Great Lakes Region

Lewis Mudge
Director, Central Africa
Africa

May 17, 2019 News Release

Angola: Abusive Arrest of Activist

Videos Watch More

March 1, 2017 Video

Video: Police Beat Protesters, Threaten them with Dogs in Angola

Reports More Reports

June 14, 2018

Leave No Girl Behind in Africa

Discrimination in Education against Pregnant Girls and Adolescent Mothers
September 29, 2013

"Take That Filth Away"

Police Abuses Against Street Vendors in Angola
August 1, 2012

Angola's Upcoming Elections

Attacks on the Media, Expression, and Assembly

News

April 11, 2019 UPR

Submission for the Universal Periodic Review of Angola
March 13, 2019 Dispatches

Angolan Court Frees 13 Pro-Independence Activists

Zenaida Machado
Researcher, Africa Division
January 23, 2019 Dispatches

Angola Decriminalizes Same-Sex Conduct

Graeme Reid
Director, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights Program
January 17, 2019 News Release

Southern Africa: New Leaders Can Do More for Rights
November 15, 2018 News Release

Angola: Stop Abusive Expulsions of Migrants
September 26, 2018 News Release

Angola: Investigate Past Rights Abuses
August 16, 2018 Dispatches

Angolan Army Sergeant Sentenced to Prison for Killing Boy

Zenaida Machado
Researcher, Africa Division
July 6, 2018 Dispatches

Angolan Journalists’ Acquittal a Victory for Free Speech

Zenaida Machado
Researcher, Africa Division
June 22, 2018 Statement

Civil society call to tackle abuses, conflict, and lack of transparency in diamond supply chain
June 14, 2018 News Release

Africa: Pregnant Girls, Young Mothers Barred from School
June 6, 2018 News Release

Angola: Video Shows Apparent Execution by Police
May 24, 2018 Letter

Letter to Angolan President, H.E. João Lourenço

World Report 2019

Angola

Our People

Zenaida Machado

Researcher, Africa Division @zenaidamz

Dewa Mavhinga

Director, Southern Africa Dewamavhinga

Daily Brief

December 10, 2019

Human Rights Day 2019; Myanmar's atrocities detailed in dramatic Hague hearing; journalists remember the Balkans genocide, even if a Nobel literature laureate denies it; new EU sanctions model for human rights abusers; EU highlights Hungarian government's assault on rule of law; those at most risk in Cameroon's crisis; Lebanon's health system at breaking point; National Assembly failing victims in Kenya; Delhi's factory disaster; Uzbekistan reforms haven't stopped systematic torture; bogus charges against opposition leader in Cambodia; breaking news on Turkey's crackdown; and lighting the world blue on Human Rights Day.