Angola: Protest Defendants Await Appeals a Year On

Johannesburg — Right to Fair Trial and Choice of Counsel Denied

Nearly 200 people convicted in Angola a year ago after unfair trials are still imprisoned and waiting for their appeals to be heard, Human Rights Watch said today.

On July 30, 2024, the Saurimo District Court in Lunda Sul province found 198 defendants guilty for their alleged participation in protests in support of regional autonomy in the country’s eastern provinces. The court sentenced them to between four and eight years in…