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January 16, 2025 News Release

Southern Africa: Growing Authoritarianism Threatens Rights

Attacks on Civic Space, Media Have Far-Reaching Implications

Riot police officers block a road
December 2, 2024 Dispatches

Make President Biden’s Only Trip to Africa Count

First-Ever US Presidential Visit to Angola Should Highlight Human Rights Concerns

US President Joe Biden is greeted by Angolan Foreign Minister Tete Antonio as he arrives at Quatro de Fevereiro international airport in Luanda, Angola, December 2, 2024.
September 10, 2024 News Release

Angola: President Signs Laws Curtailing Speech, Association

New Legislation Poses Threats to Media, Critics of Government

Angolan President João Lourenço in Lisbon, Portugal on April 26, 2024.
June 14, 2024 Dispatches

Angola Becomes First Country to Join African Criminal Court

Malabo Protocol Presents Opportunities, Risks for Human Rights and Justice in Africa

17th Ordinary African Union Summit in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, July 2, 2011.
June 10, 2024 Dispatches

Repatriated Angolan Children Face Precarious Conditions

Returnees from Namibia Need Adequate Services

Children collecting water in Cunene province, Oncocua, Angola, July 14, 2018.
April 23, 2024 News Release

Angola: Proposed Security Law Threatens Rights

Revise or Reject Bill Undermining Freedom of Media, Expression, Association

The National Assembly building in Luanda, Angola, February 13, 2013.
August 7, 2023 News Release

Angola: Grave Police Abuses Against Activists

Impartially Investigate, Prosecute Abusive Security Force Members

People hold up a sign that reads “A country badly governed” during a march against rising fuel prices and the end of street vending in Luanda, Angola, June 17, 2023. © 2023 ROGERIO/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
June 6, 2023 Dispatches

Angolan Police Fatally Fire on Fuel-Price Protest

Impartially Investigate Apparent Excessive Use of Lethal Force

Angolan riot police take position after protests over wages in Luanda.
June 2, 2023 Dispatches

Angola Police Violently Disperse Street Traders’ Protest

Dogs, Tear Gas Used Against Women Vendors

Street vendors serve customers in Luanda, Angola, August 20, 2022.
May 16, 2023 News Release

Angola: No Letup in Crackdown on Cabinda Activists

Respect Rights to Freedom of Assembly, Peaceful Protest

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April 14, 2023 Dispatches

Angolan Forces Linked to Abuses Against Migrant Women

Authorities Should Investigate Reports of Rape, Other Crimes

Laundry belonging to Congolese migrants expelled from Angola in Kamako, Kasai province near the border with Angola, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
March 2, 2023 News Release

Angola: Hundreds Homeless in Forced Evictions, Demolitions

Investigate Police Use of Excessive Force Against Residents

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November 9, 2022 Statement

A Human Rights Agenda for Angola

President João Lourenço of Angola during the 10th BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, July 26, 2018. © 2018 Vladimir Astapkovich / Sputnik via AP
August 29, 2022 Interactive

A Brighter Future: Empowering Pregnant Girls and Adolescent Mothers to Stay in School

Left: Illustration of young mother studying while breastfeeding. Right: Illustration of the same mother sitting in class.
July 9, 2022 Dispatches

Former Angolan President Dos Santos Dies

A Legacy Marked by Abuses and Impunity

Angola President José Eduardo dos Santos

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