Mozambique: Rights Activist Detained in Nampula

Maputo — Mozambique’s Network of Human Rights Defenders (RMDDH) has condemned the detention of a human rights activist, Joaquim Pachoneia, in the northern city of Nampula.

According to an RMDDH statement, Pachoneia’s detention was “illegal and arbitrary’. He was detained without any arrest warrant or a formal accusation, which means that “the Mozambican Police (PRM) acted against human rights.’

“It was possible to ascertain that the activist is being held at the Provincial Police Command n…