The African nation of Lesotho has the lowest life expectancies, for both males and females, among 195 countries studied in the newly released Global Burden of Disease (GBD) report – yet there are positive trends on HIV-AIDS, as well as new health challenges. Overall life expectancy in Lesotho is 47.1 years for…
Democracy and human rights activists say they welcome a Swaziland court decision to declare the Suppression of Terror Act unconstitutional. Earlier this week, the country’s High Court ruled against a ban that opponents have long argued is misused to protected King Mswati from opposition challenges, and prevents political and social…
The next several days in Swaziland — Africa’s last absolute monarchy — will be paramount to determining the prospects for a semblance of democracy and the protection of basic human rights in this little known country of 1.2 million people. Starting today, Swaziland’s High Court will hear a constitutional challenge…
Jeffrey Smith is an Africa specialist at Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights. Follow him on Twitter at @Smith_RFKennedy.