Rights violations reported in Angola ahead of August 24 polls
Deprose Muchena, Amnesty International's director for east and southern Africa, says Angola has witnessed an increase in brutal crackdowns on human rights in recent years. PHOTO | POOL
Angola has been experiencing an unprecedented record of human rights violations, including unlawful killings and arbitrary arrests, in the lead up to the election, a human rights organisation has said.
Angolans will on August 24 got to the ballot to elect their president and parliamentary representatives. This is the country’s fifth general election since the end of civil war.
