Amnesty International has declared a critical moment for international law, citing rampant violations by governments and corporate entities.
The organization's latest report,"The State of the World's Human Rights ," examines human rights conditions across 155 countries and warns of a dire future if current trends continue.
The period surrounding the general elections witnessed a wave of repression, including arbitrary detentions, prosecutions, and even extrajudicial killings. "Members of the main party, the Citizens Coalition for Change , were the main targets of New legislation further tightened the grip on dissent, imposing harsh penalties and criminalizing peaceful expression of dissenting views," the report said.
He had been arrested in July 2020 for leading and organizing anti-corruption protests in the same month. He was accused of inciting public violence by using his Twitter handle to convene nationwide protests which were ultimately suppressed by security forces.The report details abductions and torture carried out by plain-clothes state agents. Notably, on August 26, agents disrupted a CCC conference and attempted to arrest party spokesperson Promise Mkwananzi.
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