{"id":226227,"date":"2026-03-07T01:12:57","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T23:12:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/southern-africa\/angola\/angolas-president-signs-repressive-civil-society-law\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T01:12:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T23:12:57","slug":"angolas-president-signs-repressive-civil-society-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/southern-africa\/angola\/angolas-president-signs-repressive-civil-society-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Angola&#8217;s President Signs Repressive Civil Society Law"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"7\"><em>New Legislation Undermines Freedom of Association, Expression<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"44\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/africa\/angola\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Angolan<\/a> President Jo\u00e3o Louren\u00e7o has signed into law <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/angolex.com\/paginas\/leis\/lei-das-organizacoes-nao-governamentais-2a-26a.html#:~:text=A%20Lei%20n.%C2%BA%202%2F26%20aprova%20a%20Lei%20das,o%20papel%20da%20sociedade%20civil%20no%20desenvolvimento%20nacional.\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">new legislation<\/a> that regulates the operation of nongovernmental organizations and other groups in the country. Civil society organizations, including <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2026\/02\/24\/angola-reject-bill-to-restrict-civil-society\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Human Rights Watch<\/a>, have <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/civicus.org\/index.php\/media-resources\/news\/interviews\/6458-angola-the-new-ngo-law-is-just-a-way-of-legalising-the-government-s-arrogance-and-excesses\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">warned<\/a> about the serious risks the law poses to civic space in Angola.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"57\">Published on March 2, the law <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2026\/02\/24\/angola-reject-bill-to-restrict-civil-society\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">grants<\/a> the government broad powers to authorize, monitor, suspend, and financially restrict civil society&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/202603060053.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Read more on AllAfrica.com<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>South Africa Today Africa \u2013 Southern Africa <a title=\"Angola\" href=\"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/category\/southern-africa\/angola\/\">Angola<\/a> News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Legislation Undermines Freedom of Association, Expression Angolan President Jo\u00e3o Louren\u00e7o 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. 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