Luanda, Angola Jun 23, 2023 (Issuewire.com) - New data released today show the extent of human rights violations in Angola.
The Human Rights Measurement Initiative’s 2023 data show that human rights continue to be neglected by Angola’s government. The government is not adequately protecting people from violence in the country and not ensuring the full enjoyment of human rights for people in Angola.
Angola is achieving less than what it can achieve at its level of income to protect economic and social rights, including education, food, health, housing, and work. Human rights experts in Angola cite the climate crisis, a lack of government investment in social services, and a lack of helpful government policies as reasons for people not enjoying economic and social rights.
Angola’s score on the right to be safe from the state decreased from 5.1 out of 10 in 2018 to 3.4 in 2022. This score suggests that many people in Angola are not safe from one or more of the following: arbitrary arrest, torture, ill-treatment, forced disappearance, execution, or extrajudicial killing.
Angola scores 3.7 out of 10 on empowerment rights, suggesting that many people are not enjoying their civil liberties and political freedoms. The country is performing worse than average in our sample of 30 countries.
Human rights experts identified human rights advocates, members of labour unions, protestors, and people with opposing political opinions to the government as being especially at risk of violations of their civil and political rights, among many others. The authorities censored anyone opposing the government, especially in their efforts to guarantee that the last election was free and fair.
Angola’s scores for physical integrity and empowerment rights have decreased in recent years. It’s clear from what human rights experts in Angola have reported that anyone with opposing political views or advocating for human rights is at high risk of having their rights violated.
HRMI Spokesperson Thalia Kehoe Rowden said, ‘All people in Angola deserve to have all their human rights protected by their government. HRMI’s scores, based on both local reporting and international databases, show that the government is currently not keeping the promises it has made under international law.’
About the Rights Tracker: The Rights Tracker is a global project to track the human rights performance of countries systematically. Our 2023 dataset launched today includes annual data on eight civil and political rights for up to 44 countries from the years 2017 to 2022, with Bangladesh, Thailand, and the Maldives added this year. Our data also include inaugural scores on the right to freedom of religion and belief in a pilot set of nine countries. Annual data on five economic and social rights for 196 countries from 2007 to 2020, based on the award-winning SERF Index methodology, is also available. Please visit rightstracker.org for the freely available dataset.
About HRMI: The Human Rights Measurement Initiative (HRMI) is an independent non-profit organisation part of a global movement building a world where all people can flourish. We track the human rights progress of countries, producing robust data that anyone can use to push for improvements in how governments treat people. What gets measured gets improved: if something isn’t being systematically measured, it can be more easily overlooked and undervalued. HRMI data make it easier for decision-makers to monitor their progress and prioritise human rights. Advocacy based on sound information is one of the key drivers of change. www.humanrightsmeasurement.org
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