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Man dragged 400m by South African Police vehicle dies in detention

The man, a 27-year-old Mozambican taxi driver identified as Mido Macia, in detention of head injuries and internal bleeding, according to an initial post ...

Mãos Livres prepares for Angola's first pre-trial audit

In mid-November 2013 members of the Angolan NGO Mãos Livres carried out detailed discussion and training on how best to conduct a pre-trial audit in Angola.

Mozambique Pre-trial Detention Audit results launched in Maputo

Results of an audit of pre-trial detention in Mozambique, carried out by Liga Moçambicana dos Direitos Humanos (the Mozambique Human Rights League) and CSPRI ...

Mozambique Pre-trial Detention Audit results launched

Results of an audit of pre-trial detention in Mozambique, carried out by Liga Moçambicana dos Direitos Humanos (the Mozambique Human Rights League) and CSPRI ...

Mozambique promulgates new Penal Code

Constitutional amendments of 1990 and 2004 meant that the Criminal Code of 1886 no longer was in line with the political, social, cultural and economic reality ...

New Legal Aid Law in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone’s parliament has just enacted a legal aid law which provides for the role of paralegals.

New Malawi President fires Police Chief

Human rights groups welcomed the decision by Joyce Banda, who succeeded Bingu wa Mutharika on Saturday 7 March after his death from a heart attack.

Mozambique's new Penal Code came into effect today 29 June 2015, despite wide expectation that government would delay implementation of the law