Swaziland - 27 February 2015

Swaziland: Jailed Journalists Case Goes to UN Leading international lawyers are asking a United Nations working group to rule whether the jailing of a Swaziland magazine editor and human rights lawyer for publishing articles critical of the kingdom’s judiciary are lawful. All Africa

  Swaziland: Swazi Human Rights Worsen - Amnesty The rule of law, access to effective remedies and protection of human rights in Swaziland continued to deteriorate in the past year as a consequence of the further undermining of judicial independence, Amnesty International said in its annual report. All Africa

  Swaziland: ‘King At Centre of Iron Mine Failure’ King Mswati III is at the centre of a US$141 million arbitration dispute after it was claimed his appointees deliberately worked to make a multi-million dollar iron ore mining business in Swaziland fail so the King would not have to repay US$10 million he had been paid by the company. All Africa