22 demonstrators were detained during a peaceful demonstration in Angola on April 9, 2022.

Human Rights Watch said that the protestors had gathered to march against the detention of political prisoners and to call for free and fair elections.

Article 47 of Angola’s Constitution allows citizens to protest without authorization, provided that they inform authorities in advance, Human Rights Watch added. https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/04/12/angola-police-arrest-charge-22-peaceful-protesters#

“Angolan police are showing their longstanding disregard for basic rights by arresting and detaining peaceful protesters, including a mother with a 6-month-old baby,” said Zenaida Machado, senior Africa researcher at Human Rights Watch. “The Angolan authorities should drop the charges against the activists and investigate the police’s conduct.”

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