Mozambique: Govt preparing human rights report for delivery to UN in January

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Mozambique: Govt preparing human rights report for delivery to UN in January

12:29 CAT | 30 Oct 2025

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Photo: Ministério da Justiça, Assuntos Constitucionais e Religiosos

Mozambique is preparing its human rights report to be assessed by the United Nations (UN) in May 2026, Justice Minister Mateus Saize announced on Wednesday.

“This third dialogue meeting serves as a prelude to Mozambique’s assessment in May next year. You know that countries have been evaluated by their peers on their human rights performance worldwide through the United Nations, and we are preparing our human rights report, which we will submit in January next year, and we will be awaiting the evaluation in May 2026,” said the Minister of Justice, Constitutional and Religious Affairs.

The minister was speaking yesterday in Maputo, in statements to journalists at the end of the third session of the Sectoral Political Dialogue on Human Rights between the Government of Mozambique and the European Union Delegation in Mozambique.

‘I believe that, with the Government’s performance and the support of its unconditional partners, we will achieve success in relation to human rights,’’ said the Minister of Justice.

Asked whether the government already has a list of the names of those who committed crimes during the post-election demonstrations in 2024, which resulted in deaths and the destruction of public and private property, the minister said that he is also awaiting the investigations by the judiciary.

“What has happened is that the work has been shared with the judiciary, which is the relevant body to investigate and bring to trial and hold accountable those who may have been responsible for any problems that occurred in the post-election period. Therefore, we, as a government, are also awaiting the results of the investigation into the crimes committed in the post-election period,” said Mateus Saize.

READ: III Session of the Sectoral Political Dialogue on Human Rights between the Government of the Republic of Mozambique and the European Union

The joint statement following the third session of the Sectoral Political Dialogue on Human Rights indicates that the European Union has expressed concern about reports of serious human rights violations, including excessive and indiscriminate use of force, arbitrary detentions, enforced disappearances and intimidation of journalists and human rights defenders during and after the 2024 election period.

The document states that the EU “encouraged the Mozambican authorities to conduct the necessary investigations with full transparency and to ensure effective accountability for the perpetrators”.

The statement also points out that Mozambique and the EU emphasised the importance of protecting the rights of people in vulnerable situations, human rights defenders and other marginalised groups, highlighting the need to ensure the inclusion of these groups in decision-making processes and in the ongoing political dialogue aimed at state reforms.

“Both delegations recognised the importance of ensuring effective and accessible mechanisms of redress and justice for victims, as well as promoting accountability for human rights violations, strengthening the fight against impunity and respect for due process of law,” the statement said.

Source: Lusa