Angola
Angola’s government approved the country’s long awaited human rights strategy in 2020, making human rights an issue of State security. Some progress has been made in terms of respecting the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly in the country. However, this progress did not extend to the oil-rich enclave of Cabinda, where the crackdown on peaceful protesters and activists has continued. Developments in Angola’s political and civil rights environment were impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Authorities have also struggled to contain abuses by State security forces implicated in killings and excessive use of force against unarmed people who allegedly violated Covid-19 restrictions.
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AfricaWe, the undersigned organisations, note with concern the continued arbitrary detention of Maurício Gimbi, president of the Union for the Independence of Cabinda (UIC), João Mampuela, vice president of UIC, and André Bonzela, director of UIC president’s office in Cabinda, Angola.
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Leave No Girl Behind in Africa
Discrimination in Education against Pregnant Girls and Adolescent Mothers
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“If You Come Back We Will Kill You”
Sexual Violence and other Abuses against Congolese Migrants during Expulsions from Angola
News
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Angola: Security Forces Kill Protesters in Lunda Norte Province
Independent, Thorough Investigation Needed
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UK's Prince Harry Should Highlight Landmines During Angola Visit
17 Years After War’s End, Mines Still Killing, Maiming Children
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A Call for Justice in Africa’s Great Lakes Region
Nairobi Conference Commits to Greater Efforts to Fight Impunity, Defend Rights
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Angolan Court Frees 13 Pro-Independence Activists
But 50 Cabinda Activists Remain Jailed for Planning Peaceful Protests
