Demands Intensify For Legal Action Amid Mozambique's Election-Related Unrest - Axadle | Stay Informed With Horn Of Africa Headlines

Human Rights Watch has raised concerns about the lack of a "credible investigation into the wave of political killings" that took place in the country after the October 2024 polls. The rights group said most of those targeted were members of the opposition who were protesting against the election result that declared President Daniel Chapo the winner. "Prompt, thorough, and effective investigations and fair prosecutions are needed if these apparently politically motivated killings are to stop," said HRW's deputy Africa director, Ashwanee Budoo-Scholtz. The crackdown by security forces on the protests left more than 300 people dead and hundreds more injured.