On two occasions, the press officer of the Presidency of the Republic (PR), Arsénio Henriques, had his professionalism questioned in public by the President of the Republic (PR), Filipe Nyusi. On the first occasion, while the PR was getting ready to address an audience and the nation, on October 4, "Peace Day", he...
The executive director of the Center for Democracy and Human Rights (CDD), Adriano Nuvunga, says there is widespread fear in Mozambique of the death squads that have been operating in the country. Speaking after the funeral of Elvino Dias, the lawyer of presidential candidate Venâncio Mondlane, who was murdered last Saturday (19), along with the PODEMOS candidate in the...
The executive director of the Center for Democracy and Human Rights (CDD), Adriano Nuvunga, says that the death of Elvino Dias, lawyer for presidential candidate Venâncio Mondlane and main legal advisor to CAD/PODEMOS and Paulo Guambe, PODEMOS candidate in the General Elections, is aimed at creating instability in the country for the benefit of a few people. "This death is aimed at creating chaos...
The Renamo party today submitted a complaint to the Attorney General's Office (PGR) against the Director of the Center for Democracy and Human Rights (CDD), Adriano Nuvunga, for spreading allegedly false information about hidden deals between that party, its President Ossufo Momade and the Frelimo party. According to the party's leader, MP Arnaldo Chanlaua, the...
This week, the Secretary General and presidential candidate of the Frelimo party, Daniel Chapo, interrupted his vote-hunting work in Nampula province to head to South Africa. Chapo met with the President of the Republic, Cyril Ramaphosa, on September 17. Verónica Macamo, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation,...
Activist and former coordinator of the Monitoring and Budget Forum Adriano Nuvunga on Wednesday called the extradition of former Finance Minister Manuel Chang to the United States of America (USA) a "victory for justice in the face of impunity". For Adriano Nuvunga, "the most important thing is the political significance of the victory of justice over impunity." ....
Social activist and Director of the Center for Democracy and Development (CDD), Professor Adriano Nuvunga, was elected this afternoon in Johannesburg, South Africa, as President of Southern Defenders, the Southern African Human Rights Defenders Network. This information was provided via CDD's LinkedIn page in a press release. Adriano Nuvunga...
The non-governmental organization Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) today demanded clarification and possible accountability in the case of the video showing alleged South African soldiers burning the bodies of rebels in Mozambique. "Our first reaction is to repudiate this macabre crime in the light of international humanitarian law, which establishes clear rules on the attitude...
In its December issue, New African, an African magazine, published a list of the 100 most influential African personalities of 2022 in various fields of activity. Mozambican civil society activist Adriano Nuvunga is one of the people considered by the publication to be an indefatigable warrior against corruption. The list published this year by New African is divided into various categories, including politics, business, civil society, the press,...
Social activists and professional civil society organizations paint a negative picture of the stage of democracy in the country. The general perception is that between the letter and the spirit, the difference is very big. Lawyer João Nhampossa, a member of the Human Rights Commission of the Mozambican Bar Association, told VOA that...