In response to the hanging of 28-year-old Joseph Tselayarona for the 2010 murder of his girlfriend and three-year-old son, Deprose Muchena, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for Southern Africa, said: “Joseph’s execution is a step back for Botswana and it shows the government’s contempt for life. The death penalty is an abhorrent punishment and should never Weiterlesen

Zambia: Musician Pilato flees home country amid fresh crackdown on dissent Zambian authorities must immediately take steps to guarantee right to freedom of expression for artists, Amnesty International said today, after a crackdown on dissent forced a well-known musician to flee the country. Musician and activist Fumba Chama, also known as Pilato – left Zambia Weiterlesen

Nach fünf Jahren müssen die Opfer von Marikana noch immer auf Gerechtigkeit warten: Niemand wurde bisher für die Tötung von 34 demonstrierenden Minenarbeitern des Bergbauunternehmens Lonmin und die Verletzungen von dutzenden weiteren Personen in dem südafrikanischen Bergwerksort zur Rechenschaft gezogen. Weiterlesen