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January 28, 2025 Statement

Statement to the Subcommittee on Human Rights of the European Parliament

Human rights situation in Mozambique

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
November 24, 2024 News Release

Mozambique: Security Force Crackdown Kills, Injures Children

Police Detain Hundreds Without Notifying Their Parents

A boy wears a “bullet-proof vest” made of cardboard while walking on the streets of Maputo, Mozambique, November 5, 2024.
November 22, 2024 News Release

SADC: Denounce Security Force Violence in Mozambique

Investigate Excessive Use of Force during Post-Election Protests

Police deploy amid opposition protests in Maputo, Mozambique
November 8, 2024 Dispatches

Mozambique Police Brutally Repress Election Protesters

Investigate Security Forces’ Use of Tear Gas, Gunfire

Mozambique police fire on protesters
November 6, 2024 News Release

Mozambique: Post-Election Internet Restrictions Hinder Rights

Restore Full Access to Internet, Social Media Platforms

A woman speaks on a mobile phone.
October 29, 2024 News Release

Mozambique: Post-Election Protests Violently Repressed

At Least 11 People Killed; Dozens Seriously Injured

Units of the Mozambican anti-riot police deploy during a march called by the presidential candidate of the Optimist Party for the Development of Mozambique (PODEMOS) in Maputo, on October 21, 2024.
October 24, 2024 Dispatches

Mozambique’s Ruling Party Wins Elections Amid Nationwide Protests

Authorities Should Respond to Demonstrations by Respecting Rights

People wait to cast their votes at a polling station for the general elections, Maputo, Mozambique, October 9, 2024.
September 11, 2024 News Release

Mozambique: Abuses Against Media, Activists Before Elections

Police Commit Widespread Harassment, Assaults, Arbitrary Detention

Mozambique police stationed at the Technical Secretariat of Electoral Administration building
June 27, 2024 Dispatches

Conflict in Northern Mozambique Puts Education at Risk

New Report Shows Fewer Attacks, but Increasing Military Use of Schools

The Pulo Primary School after an insurgent attack on the village of Pulo, in Cabo Delgado province, Mozambique, March 6, 2024.
May 15, 2024 News Release

Mozambique: Child Soldiers Used in Raid on Northern Town

Islamist Armed Group Deploys Boys as Young as 13 in Attack on Macomia

Rwandan soldiers patrolling in Palma, Cabo Delgado
March 1, 2024 Dispatches

Thousands Flee New Violence in Northern Mozambique

Ensure Security, Adequate Assistance for Displaced People

Displaced people from the province of Cabo Delgado gather to received humanitarian aid from the World Food Program in Namapa, Mozambique, February 27, 2024.
February 13, 2024 News Release

Mozambique: Pregnant Students, Adolescent Mothers Leave School

Instruct Educators on Obligations, Improve Reproductive Health Services

Girls in front of a school building
October 28, 2023 News Release

Mozambique: Police Fire on Protesters

At Least 3 Killed in Post Municipal Election Demonstrations

Demonstrators clash with riot police during a march to protest results of the sixth municipal elections in Maputo, Mozambique, October 27, 2023. © 2023 LUISA NHANTUMBO/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
October 13, 2023 Dispatches

Mozambique Police Crack Down on Opposition Before Election Results

Authorities Need to Ensure Accountability, Protect Candidates' and Voters' Rights

Supporters of the Mozambican National Resistance (RENAMO) gather in Maputo to celebrate the results in the local elections on October 12, 2023.

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