DEFEND SWAZILAND'S RURAL PEOPLE

Hundreds of campaigners recently called on the Prime Minister of Swaziland to uphold the rights of local communities evicted from their land and intimidated in the name of conservation.

On 8 August 2008 a young Swazi man, Musa Gamedze, was hunted down and executed in broad daylight at his home.

In early September Friends of the Earth (FoE) created a cyberaction calling on the Prime Minister of Swaziland and other powerful figures in Swaziland to arrest the killers of Gamedze and give access to justice for all other victims of abuse, torture and killings undertaken by the company Big Game Parks in the name of conservation.

So many people took part in action that the government shut down the email addresses FoE was using

FoE Swaziland will soon be handing over the names of everyone who took part in action, in the form of a petition, and demanding a response from the Prime Minister.

For more information and to join the protest click here.

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SWAZI COPS LET MAN BE EXECUTED