Chorus Against Swazi Election Grows
Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA) has joined the growing chorus of international observers to declare elections in Swaziland / Eswatini undemocratic. King Mswati III rules the kingdom as sub-Saharan Africa’s last absolute monarch and political parties are banned from taking part and many political activists are labelled ‘terrorists’ under the Suppression of Terrorism Act. Sunit […]
No Amnesty in ‘Terror’ Cases – Swaziland
Swaziland refused to withdraw all charges against people brought under the Suppression of Terrorism Act (STA), when it appeared before a United Nations review of human rights in the kingdom. The STA has been criticised across the world because it is used to arrest and jail people, including trade unionists, who are legitimately calling for […]