Mozambico, il terribile bilancio delle proteste post-elettorali

Riccardo Noury
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Marzo 3, 2025

Amnesty International ha sollecitato il nuovo governo del presidente Chapo a indagare in modo esauriente e trasparente sulle massicce violazioni dei diritti umani avvenute durante quattro mesi di manifestazioni

Trecento persone uccise, compresi minorenni e persone che stavano semplicemente osservando le proteste; oltre 700 persone ferite e migliaia arrestate, molte delle quali hanno denunciato di aver subito maltrattamenti e torture.

Il bilancio delle proteste scoppiate il 21 ottobre dopo l’esito delle elezioni presidenziali in Mozambico e terminate, si spera, con gli ultimi morti nella seconda metà di gennaio, dopo l’insediamento di Daniel Chapo, è terribile. Dopo la fine della guerra civile non c’era mai stato un così grande spargimento di sangue. Eppure, le proteste non erano mai mancate e nemmeno la repressione, con l’impiego (illegale, secondo il diritto internazionale) delle forze armate per gestire l’ordine pubblico.

Il 4 febbraio la procura generale ha dichiarato che erano state avviate 651 indagini penali e civili in relazione a “morti, ferimenti, distruzioni di beni pubblici e privati a seguito di proteste violente”, senza però specificare se tra gli indagati vi siano anche membri delle forze di sicurezza.

Amnesty International ha sollecitato il nuovo governo del presidente Chapo a indagare in modo esauriente e trasparente sulle massicce violazioni dei diritti umani avvenute durante quattro mesi di proteste e a renderne pubbliche le conclusioni.

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Mozambique, authorities must investigate reports of more than 300 unlawful killings during post-election protest crackdown

Riccardo Noury
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Marzo 3, 2025

Amnesty International has urged the new government of President Chapo to fully and transparently investigate the massive human rights violations that occurred during four months of demonstrations

Mozambique’s Frelimo-led government must urgently launch investigations into reports of widespread human rights violations committed during the ongoing crackdown on protests following disputed national elections and commit to making the findings public, Amnesty International said.

Nationwide demonstrations erupted on 21 October 2024 following the killing of two prominent opposition-aligned figures. Since then, there have been credible reports of widespread human rights violations with more than 300 people reported killed, including children and bystanders, in an attempt to crush the protests, with the vast majority of deaths blamed on security forces, according to tallies by monitoring groups. Government forces have also shot and wounded more than 700 others and arbitrarily detained thousands, according to the same tallies, with reports of torture and other ill-treatment in custody. The authorities have also reportedly targeted journalists, restricted internet access and deployed the military.

“The crackdown on protests in Mozambique following last year’s election has been appalling. It is the bloodiest election cycle in Mozambique’s post-civil war history, yet the suspected perpetrators have enjoyed complete impunity,” said Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, Khanyo Farisè.

“Mozambique’s new government must promptly open independent, effective and thorough investigations into all deaths, incidents of torture and other ill-treatment, and other reported human rights violations during the ongoing crackdown, with clear timelines to publicize results. President Daniel Chapo must prove his readiness to break this cycle of impunity by championing calls for urgent investigations and ensuring full cooperation with the investigative authorities. He must also ensure effective reparation to victims and survivors and use his authority to end human rights violations by security forces during protests.”

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Mozambique, le terrible bilan des manifestations post-électorales

Riccardo Noury
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Marzo 3, 2025

Amnesty International a exhorté le nouveau gouvernement du président Chapo à enquêter de manière exhaustive et transparente sur les violations massives des droits humains survenues pendant quatre mois de manifestations.

Trois cents personnes tuées, y compris des mineurs et des personnes qui observaient simplement les manifestations ; plus de 700 personnes blessées et des milliers arrêtées, dont beaucoup ont signalé avoir subi des mauvais traitements et des tortures. Le bilan des manifestations éclatées le 21 octobre après les résultats des élections présidentielles au Mozambique et terminées, espérons-le, avec les dernières morts de la seconde moitié de janvier, après l’installation de Daniel Chapo, est terrible. Jamais depuis la fin de la guerre civile il n’y avait eu un tel déluge de sang. Pourtant, les manifestations n’avaient jamais cessé, pas plus que la répression, avec le recours (illégal selon le droit international) des forces armées pour gérer l’ordre public. Le 4 février, le bureau du procureur général a déclaré que 651 enquêtes pénales et civiles avaient été ouvertes en relation avec des “décès, des blessures, des destructions de biens publics et privés à la suite de manifestations violentes”, sans toutefois préciser si parmi les suspects se trouvaient également des membres des forces de sécurité. Amnesty International a appelé le nouveau gouvernement du président Chapo à enquêter de manière exhaustive et transparente sur les violations massives des droits humains survenues pendant quatre mois de manifestations et à rendre publiques les conclusions.

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