Even after a preliminary investigation into the extent of the violence meted out to the people of Eswatini by the troops of King Mswati III, the total death toll has still not been confirmed. . Protesters torched buildings connected to the king, and police reportedly assaulted and arrested political opponents. The protest manifested after three pro-democracy MPs advocated in parliament that a democratic government should rule the country.
But the report has been vigorously criticised by political parties and civil society because it downplayed the number of civilians killed.that they had verified figures suggesting that Mswati’s forces killed more than 70 people during the political unrest., Sabelo Masuku, the commissioner of the Human Rights Commission, clarified that the findings were merely a preliminary verification to establish facts on what happened and was not necessarily a full report.
Emmanuel Ndlangamandla, the executive director of the Coordinating Assembly of Non-Governmental Organisations, said they were lobbying for an international investigation into the shooting and killing of civilians in Eswatini.on Wednesday, the director said Eswatini would never be the same after the political unrest and how the state responded.
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