Swaziland: King's Government Violates Human Rights

In a newly published report entitled, 'Swaziland: human rights at risk in a climate of political and legal uncertainty' Amnesty International has called upon the Government of King Mswati III to resolve the constitutional and human rights crisis that has left the country without a Court of Appeal since 2002 and undermines the Government's new international human rights obligations. Amongst the abuses alleged in the report are a failure to investigate and prosecute those responsible for torture and deaths in custody and a denial of the rights of freedom of association and peaceful assembly to those perceived as government critics.