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Repressive: At least 80 people were injured in Eswatini on 20 October 20 when security forces cracked down on pro-democracy protests in the kingdom. (AFP/Getty Images)
AFRICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES RIGHTS

Little justice for gender-based violence cases in Eswatini

A report details how medical and legal shortages and discrimination curtails survivors’ rights

  • Shaazia Ebrahim
4 min read
Struggles: Protesters in Czechoslovakia call for the resignation of Communist Party leader Milos Jakes. (Photo by Derek Hudson/Getty Images)
1956 HUNGARIAN REVOLUTION

Lessons King Mswati should learn

Africa’s last monarch has shut schools to stop student protests against his rule — but he should heed previous events that toppled other despots

  • Craig Moffat
6 min read