A Human Rights Watch (HRW) report criticizes the Southern African region for failing to hold free and fair elections and not protecting the rights of its citizens.
A Human Rights Watch ( HRW ) report released on Thursday criticizes the Southern Africa n region for failing to hold free and fair elections and not protecting the rights of its citizens. The report describes sinister and fatal attacks on parliamentary members, political activists, and human rights defenders who were kidnapped, tortured, and killed for being critical of their governments.
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