Southern African leaders have come under sharp criticism in the Human Rights Watch 2023 report, with claims that they have failed to address the abuse of civilians. | CdeLENIN
Eswatini's removal from the SADC agenda last year was a betrayal of human rights and democracy reforms, according to a Human Rights Watch report.
The report, which was released on Thursday, cited the refusal of Eswatini's King Mswati III to engage in dialogue, South Africa's failure to protect migrants, Mozambique's ongoing conflict with insurgents in Cabo Delgado, and Zimbabwe's lack of meaningful steps to uphold rights. In principle, the king agreed. But along the way, he found a way to remove Eswatini from SADC's agenda."In April , the king removed Eswatini from the agenda of the SADC Organ's Troika meeting where the national dialogue was supposed to be discussed. The July SADC extraordinary summit was postponed without further notice due to the unavailability of Eswatini, which was on the agenda," HRW said.
South Africa, the region's flagship economy, is faced with an influx of refugees and illegal immigrants from less prosperous countries, such as Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Lesotho. Some come from as far as the Horn of Africa.
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