Angola’s President Signs Repressive Civil Society Law

New Legislation Undermines Freedom of Association, Expression

Angolan President João Lourenço has signed into law new legislation that regulates the operation of nongovernmental organizations and other groups in the country. Civil society organizations, including Human Rights Watch, have warned about the serious risks the law poses to civic space in Angola.

Published on March 2, the law grants the government broad powers to authorize, monitor, suspend, and financially restrict civil society…