JOINT PRESS STATEMENT ON THE MURDER OF ESWATINI HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYER THULANI MASEKO

On the evening of 21st January 2023, human rights lawyer and pro-democracy activist, Thulani Maseko, was assassinated at his home in Eswatini. The undersigned organisations would like, first of all, to offer our deepest condolences to Thulani’s wife, Tanele, his two children, his wider family, and the human rights community of Eswatini.