Today assassinated human rights lawyer and democracy activist Thulani Maseko will be laid to rest at his home in kaLuhleko village, Swaziland. His memorial and funeral is being attended by activists from several Southern African countries, lawyers, United Nations officials and foreign diplomats.
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) denounces and condemns the murderous Mswati Regime in Swaziland for unleashing violence and brutally oppressing workers and students who are standing up for their rights and demanding justice for the two lawmakers arrested during protests earlier this year Swaziland has become a police state that brutalises its citizens with impunity. The people of Swaziland are trapped in the world’s biggest open prison. Violent protests in Swaziland have escalated to the point where major towns in the kingdom have shut down, and at least 28 people have died as police clash with protesters in some of the worst unrest in the country’s history.
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