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The land-locked Kingdom of Swaziland has a population of just 1.1 million. This small country is often overlooked despite having Africa’s longest running state of emergency of 35 years.
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Police in Swaziland abducted four student leaders on 10th February. The students were calling for access to education and democracy for Swaziland. Read about their arrests.
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The people of Swaziland suffer from extreme poverty (70 per cent of the population live on less than $1 a day) and more than 1 in 4 Swazis are living with HIV and AIDS. Swaziland is Africa's only autocratic absolute monarchy. Political parties are banned, political and civic activists are imprisoned, and the judiciary, media and other authoritative bodies are controlled by the monarchy.
You can find out more about the situation in Swaziland in ACTSA's briefing paper, which examines the country's history, political situation, human and labour rights and HIV and AIDS crisis.
Democracy and human rights in Swaziland
ACTSA works to raise the profile of the struggle in Swaziland, campaigning for democracy and the respect of basic human rights in Swaziland.
Working with civil society organisations in Swaziland, we campaign to raise issues of democratic and human rights abuses within the UK, Commonwealth and EU, as well as supporting initiatives to pressure the Government of Swaziland and its neighbours on issues affecting the country.
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