Elsewhere, it says the humanitarian situation in neighbouring Mozambique has worsened in the past year, with continued attacks by insurgents on villages in the country’s northern Cabo Delgado province.
“Governments that fail to live up to their legal obligations to protect human rights at home sow the seeds of discontent, instability, and ultimately crisis. Left unchecked, the egregious actions of abusive governments escalate, cementing the belief that corruption, censorship, impunity, and violence are the most effective tools to achieve their aims.
The report says police officers “continue to violate rights with little accountability”. It cites a court case last July where four police officers were acquitted of killing, a bystander shot and killed during student protests at the University of Witwatersrand in 2021.