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    Oilwatch Africa, 54 CSOs condemn assassination of rights activist

    January 24, 2023
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    *Thulani Maseko

    Mkpoikana Udoma

    Port Harcourt — Oilwatch Africa, along with 54 other international civil society organisations, have condemned the assassination of a human rights lawyer in Swaziland, Thulani Maseko.

    The murder of Maseko, according to the civil society groups, marks a dastardly low in the attacks meted to human and democracy rights in Swaziland.

    Renowned environmentalist, Dr Nnimmo Bassey of Oilwatch Africa in a statement jointly signed by 54 civil society organisations across Africa and Europe, called on the United Nations and the African Union to prevail on the government of Swaziland to respect human rights.

    Bassey lamented that the murder of Maseko was an attempt to cripple the defenders of the masses on the African continent, since human right defenders have been the target of executions, torture, harassment and restrictions on their freedom of movement in Swaziland, Africa and across the world.

    The statement reads, “The gruesome assassination of Thulani Maseko, a highly decorated human rights lawyer, on Saturday 21 January 2023 marked a dastardly low in the attacks meted to human and democracy rights in Swaziland.

    “Oilwatch Africa and other civil society organisations in Africa and beyond condemn the murder of this renowned activist in his own home and demand that the state assumes its responsibility of arresting the perpetrators and protecting citizens.

    “Thulani Maseko was well-known as a campaigner committed to the respect of human rights and the use of dialogue as the key tool for the resolution of political disputes and conflicts. The brutal murder of Maseko raises serious concerns about the heightened threat to human and environmental rights defenders and the overall rule of law in Swaziland.

    “The assassination of Maseko marks an ugly turn in the attempts to cripple dissent and eliminate the defenders of the masses on our continent. Human right defenders have been the target of executions, torture, beatings, arbitrary arrest and detention, death threats, and harassment as well as restrictions on their freedom of movement in Swaziland and elsewhere in Africa.

    “During one of Maseko’s life challenges, he was arrested allegedly for contempt of court charges for having questioned the way the then Chief Justice was conducting the affairs of the Judiciary.

    “He was sentenced to two years without an option of a fine. Sadly, he had to endure that imprisonment and completed the sentence before the Supreme Court accepted that his arrest and sentence were unlawful in the first place and an infringement on his right to freedom of expression.

    “As a family, African human and environmental rights campaigners share in the grief of Maseko’s

    “We call on the international community, including the United Nations, African Union, Southern African Development Community, and individual governments, to demand that the government of Swaziland respect human rights.

    “African governments must ensure they create an environment where human rights of all citizens are respected, and activists are not targeted for standing up to injustice. No more bloodshed.”

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