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Source: Amnesty International | Nov 18, 2025

Eswatini: Authorities must unconditionally release Mthandeni Dube and Bacede Mabuza

These conditions, imposed under the supervision of His Majesty’s Correctional Services, unduly restrict human rights and effectively extend punishment beyond the prison walls

Responding to the news of the conditional royal pardon granted on 5 November 2025 to former member of parliament, Mthandeni Dube, resulting in his supervised release, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa, Vongai Chikwanda, said: “Mthandeni Dube’s release may bring relief to his family, but justice…

Source: World Health Organization (WHO) - Eswatini | Nov 10, 2025

Strengthening Capacity of Healthcare Workers to Fast-Track Cervical Cancer Elimination in Eswatini

The Eswatini training marks a major milestone in strengthening the third pillar of the cervical cancer elimination strategy

Eswatini faces one of the highest burdens of cervical cancer globally. In response, the World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office has supported the Ministry of Health in the development and ongoing implementation of the Cervical Cancer Elimination Acceleration Plan (2024–2028). This plan aims to achieve the 90–70–90 targets by 2030, in…

Source: Human Rights Watch (HRW) | Oct 30, 2025

Eswatini: No Justice for June 2021 Security Force Violence

Ensure Accountability, Provide Prompt and Effective Redress to Victims

No member of the Eswatini security forces has been held accountable for deploying tasers, teargas, rubber bullets, and live ammunition against participants and passers-by in the June 2021 pro-democracy protests. Over four years have passed since scores of students, activists, and passers-by were killed, and hundreds more injured, and many…

Source: Amnesty International | Oct 24, 2025

Eswatini: Hunger strike of Cuban man deported from United States (US) exposes human cost of unlawful transfer arrangement

Roberto Mosquera del Peral is among 14 men deported to Eswatini under a secretive transfer arrangement between the two governments

Responding to reports that Roberto Mosquera del Peral, a Cuban national who was deported from the United States along with 13 others to Eswatini in July 2025, has begun an indefinite hunger strike at Matsapha Correctional Centre to protest his ongoing detention, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for East and Southern…

Source: Human Rights Watch (HRW) | Sep 23, 2025

United States (US)/Africa: Expulsion Deals Flout Rights

African Governments Should Terminate Agreements and Refuse New Ones

The United States’ recent expulsions of third-country nationals to Eswatini, Ghana, Rwanda, and South Sudan have exposed several hundred people to a risk of arbitrary detention, ill-treatment, and refoulement, Human Rights Watch said today. The opaque deals that facilitate these transfers, at least some of which include US financial assistance, are part of a US policy approach…

Source: The World Bank Group | Jul 31, 2025

Eswatini’s Digital Transformation Crucial to Unlocking Growth, Jobs, and Economic Resilience

By accelerating digital transformation, Eswatini can boost productivity, create sustainable new jobs, and increase domestic revenue helping to reduce reliance on volatile revenues

Eswatini needs to digitalize, strengthen public finances and address structural economic constraints to sustain growth, according to the latest edition of the Eswatini Economic Update (EEU) launched by the World Bank Group (WBG) today, titled: Harnessing the Potential of Digital Technologies for Eswatini’s Growth and Job Creation. The report also provides analysis…

Source: Amnesty International | Jul 25, 2025

Eswatini: Amnesty International designates arbitrarily detained Members of Parliament (MPs) as prisoners of conscience

Bacede Mabuza and Mthandeni Dube were arrested on 25 July 2021 following their vocal support for legal reforms and calls for constitutional change in Eswatini

Four years since they were imprisoned solely for peacefully exercising their rights to freedom of expression, association, and political participation, Amnesty International today designated Eswatini Members of Parliament Bacede Mabuza and Mthandeni Dube, as prisoners of conscience. “The imprisonment of MPs simply for speaking out is a red line that…

Source: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) | Jul 24, 2025

Eswatini: How cash and voucher assistance is empowering women to rebuild after calamity

The cash and voucher assistance programme in Eswatini fits in with larger efforts to continually improve the way the IFRC works with, supports and accompanies communities following crisis

In the southern African nation of Eswatini, cash and voucher assistance is making a real difference in people’s lives, particularly those most vulnerable after crisis. ‘It’s not just about fairness—it’s about effectiveness.’ Even before the floods, life for Banele Mamba was hard enough. But then the floodwaters came and the…

Source: Ministry of External Affairs - Government of India | Jul 16, 2025

Visit of Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Textiles [MoS (PM)] to Eswatini, Lesotho and South Africa

This visit is expected to further enhance the longstanding and friendly relations between India and the Kingdom of Eswatini

Shri Pabitra Margherita, Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Textiles [Mos (PM)] will pay an official visit to the Kingdom of Eswatini, the Kingdom of Lesotho from 18-22 July 2025 and to the Republic of South Africa from 23-25 July 2025. 2. During his visit to Eswatini, MoS…

Source: African Development Bank Group (AfDB) | Jul 02, 2025

African Development Bank approves $47.5 million loan to spur Eswatini's economic growth

The loan will support the government's efforts to transform the economy, achieve sustainable growth, create jobs, improve service delivery, and enhance the livelihoods of its people

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has approved a $47.5 million loan to the Kingdom of Eswatini. The loan will support the government's efforts to transform the economy, achieve sustainable growth, create jobs, improve service delivery, and enhance the livelihoods of its people. The Enhancing…

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