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Eswatini: Authorities must stop using the courts to intimidate and harass union leaders
Abstract
Ahead of the court appearance of Sticks Nkambule, Secretary General of Swaziland Transport Communication and Allied Workers Union, on trumped-up charges of contempt of court stemming from his involvement in organizing a stay away action in December 2022, Vongai Chikwanda, Amnesty International’s Interim Deputy Director for Southern Africa, said: The harassment and intimidation of Sticks Nkambule shows that Eswatini authorities are effectively criminalizing peaceful dissent.
Website Title
Amnesty International
Date
2023-06-19
Short Title
Eswatini
URL
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2023/06/eswatini-authorities-must-stop-using-the-courts/
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21/06/2023, 18:13
Language
English
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Freedom of Association
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Eswatini
Citation
Amnesty International. (2023, June 19). Eswatini: Authorities must stop using the courts to intimidate and harass union leaders. Amnesty International. https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2023/06/eswatini-authorities-must-stop-using-the-courts/
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