DEMOCRACY UNDER ATTACK: Death threat against Adriano Nuvunga in Mozambique is a threat to all defenders of human rights – activists

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The latest death threat against leading human rights activist Professor Adriano Nuvunga in Mozambique comes amid a squeezing of the civic space in that country.

commission is “highly concerned” about the threat to Nuvunga and the “very critical and serious limitation of the democratic space in Mozambique”.We have been receiving reports that the civic space in our country is being increasingly reduced,” said Bitone, adding that the threat to Nuvunga will evoke fear in many human rights activists in Mozambique.

Bitone said the commission is also concerned about the actions of the authorities, who are not providing concrete information with regard to convictions that are necessary to hold perpetrators accountable. “The fact that the attack against Nuvunga happened so close to the police station is worrying, given that there’s a climate of impunity … We also have a history of police agents attacking human rights defenders in the community,” he said.Anastacio Matavel.

As Mozambique is a member of the Commonwealth, Kuveya recommended writing a letter alerting the association of what is happening in Mozambique.

 

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