Angola: Police Use Excessive Force Against Peaceful Protesters

Johannesburg — Ensure Accountability, Adopt Meaningful Security Force Reform

Angolan police used excessive force and carried out arbitrary arrests while dispersing peaceful protesters in Luanda, the capital, on July 12, 2025, Human Rights Watch said today. Police unnecessarily fired tear gas and rubber bullets and assaulted protesters, injuring several people. They also detained 17 protesters, some of whom were released only after legal intervention.

The government should promptly and…