In nearly three weeks of crackdowns on protests that broke out in the wake of a disputed presidential election, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reports that at least 30 people have been killed in Mozambique.
“At least 30 people were killed nationwide between October 19 and November 6 inclusive,” the rights organization based in New York told the AFP news agency.
Violence that occurred Thursday in the capital, Maputo, when thousands of protesters were dispersed by police and army, was not included in the toll.
According to the Centre for Democracy and Human Rights in Mozambique, 34 people have died in total.
After more than 70 votes, the ruling Frelimo party, which has ruled since the Southern African country’s independence from Portugal 49 years ago, was proclaimed the winner of the election on October 24.
