Southern Africa - Growing Authoritarianism Threatens Rights
[HRW] Johannesburg -- Several governments across Southern Africa grew increasingly authoritarian and intolerant of dissent throughout 2024, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2025. The authorities adopted heavy-handed tactics that eroded civic space and the electoral process by harassing activists and journalists, introducing laws that contravened human rights, weaponizing the justice system against political opponents, and at times violently repressing protests.
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[HRW] Johannesburg -- Several governments across Southern Africa grew increasingly authoritarian and intolerant of dissent throughout 2024, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2025. The authorities adopted heavy-handed tactics that eroded civic space and the electoral process by harassing activists and journalists, introducing laws that contravened human rights, weaponizing the justice system against political opponents, and at times violently repressing protests.
