Press Release
Mozambique: Authorities Must Immediately Open Investigation Into Summary Execution of Narciso Castigo Sambo
The execution-style police killing of Narciso Castigo Sambo is an egregious contravention of the right to life.
July 21, 2026
Press Release
Mozambique: Authorities Must Promptly Investigate Attempted Murder of Journalist Carlitos Cadangue
The attempted murder of journalist Carlitos Cadangue, who has been reporting on illegal gold mining in Mozambique, is gravely concerning.
February 5, 2026
Press Release
Mozambique: Authorities Must Bring Perpetrators to Justice for Reckless and Deadly Protest Crackdown
Mozambican security forces used reckless and unnecessary force in a widespread crackdown on protests following last October’s election, resulting in…
April 16, 2025
Press Release
Mozambique: Two Years Without Justice for Protester Shot in the Eye with Rubber Bullet
Inocêncio Manhique’s case is emblematic of the impunity that security forces enjoy in Mozambique.
March 17, 2025
Press Release
Mozambique: String of Shootings Targeting Opposition Supporters Underscores Urgent Need for Investigations
Mozambican authorities must urgently open investigations into all reports of human rights violations committed since the election.
March 11, 2025
Press Release
Mozambique: Authorities Must Investigate Reports of More than 300 Unlawful Killings During Post-Election Protest Crackdown
Mozambique’s new government must promptly open independent, effective and thorough investigations into all deaths, incidents of torture and other ill-treatment,…
February 27, 2025
Press Release
Africa: Richer Countries Must Commit To Pay At COP29 As Climate Change Forcibly Displaces Millions Across Africa
It’s time for the countries who caused all this devastation to pay up so African people can adapt to the…
November 4, 2024
Press Release
Mozambique: Authorities Must End Post-Election Assault on Protests Now
Mozambique’s authorities must immediately halt their escalating assault on the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly.
October 31, 2024
Press Release
East and Southern Africa: Journalists Targeted Amid Ongoing Crackdown on Media
Authorities across East and Southern Africa continued to impose severe restrictions on the right to freedom of expression and media freedom.
May 3, 2024
Press Release
Armed conflicts and state repression in Africa fuel cocktail of human rights violations
HUMAN RIGHTS IN AFRICA: Protesters across sub-Saharan Africa have braved bullets and beatings to defend their rights in the face…
April 7, 2020
Press Release
Mozambique: End brutal killing spree by armed group
The Mozambican authorities must take immediate steps to end a killing spree in the Cabo Delgado Province, which has seen…
June 7, 2018
Report
Irresponsible Chinese mining operation threatens to wipe out coastal village in Mozambique
An irresponsible Chinese mining operation in Mozambique has put an entire coastal village of more than a thousand people at…
March 28, 2018