Mozambican social activists once again launch a cry for help, calling on the state to end the levels of insecurity experienced by human rights defenders.

The lack of clarification of what they call attempts to silence the director of the Center for the Development of Democracy (CDD), Adriano Nuvunga, was used as a motto to gather their voices and call for security.

Last August 15, Nuvunga received a veiled death threat at his home.

Two bullets from an AKM, each wrapped with a paper with his name written on it, again highlighted the feeling of insecurity among social activists.

"These are recurring situations and there are never any results in the alleged investigations. We saw what happened with the death of the activist Anastácio Matavel. The bullets found there are state bullets, which means that if someone has to take responsibility, it should be the state itself, but none of this has happened," Naldo Chivite, social activist and coordinator of the Community Radio Forum, told VOA.

Two weeks after the threat to Nuvunga, there is still no public data on the investigations. Police authorities say only that the case is being followed up.

In addition to launching the cry for help, the activists accuse the state of being disinterested in investigating this and other such cases.

"It is increasingly serious that activists pay with their lives for the work they do of being there to fight so that others can enjoy their rights," said Adriano Nuvunga, summarizing the current moment of the associative movement.

Milda Cuaria, a social activist who has closely felt the impact of the threats because of her work, says there is no other way out but to call on the state to enforce the right to protection for all.

"It needs to be understood that the human rights defender is not an enemy of the state, is not an enemy of society. It is important that there is this perception" said the activist, calling on the authorities to enforce the right to life, security and protection for all.