Angola: Stop Repression of Anti-Government Protests

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The Angolan authorities should immediately end the use of unnecessary and disproportionate force against demonstrators. It should also ensure the protection of demonstrators and journalists covering anti-government protests against violence. More than 30 demonstrators arrested by the authorities are still being held incommunicado, their whereabouts unknown.

(Johannesburg) – The Angolan authorities should immediately end the use of unnecessary and disproportionate force against demonstrators, Human Rights Watch said today. It should also ensure the protection of demonstrators and journalists covering anti-government protests against violence, Human Rights Watch said.

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