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6:53 CAT | 11 Mar 2021
Picture: Twitter / @adriano_nuvunga
Mozambique’s defence minister has expressed the country’s openness to collaborate with any organisation in the promotion of human rights in Cabo Delegado, a province affected by armed attacks for three years.
“The Ministry of National Defence is open and available to work and cooperate with any entity in matters related to human rights,” said Jaime Neto, during a virtual workshop on Wednesday on the subject promoted by the NGO Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD).
For Jaime Neto, the involvement of civil society organisations in development and human rights projects in Cabo Delgado can captivate the attention of young people, preventing them from being recruited by the armed groups that have been carrying out attacks since 2017 in more northern districts of the province.
“The involvement of the [NGO] entities will contribute to the materialisation of the objectives of the Integrated Northern Development Agency (ADIN), thus creating conditions for the self-support of young people, which will dissuade them from joining the ranks of terrorists,” the minister said.
ADIN is the state entity founded in September of last year to promote the development of the three provinces of Mozambique’s northern region, namely in Nampula, Niassa and Cabo Delgado. provinces
Supporting the victims of armed violence in Cabo Delgado is one of the functions of the agency, which has also been supported by several international partners.
Intervenção de Sua Excelência Ministro da Defesa Nacional, Jaime Neto, na abertura do #Workshop de implementação efectiva dos princípios voluntários em #Moçambique.@adriano_nuvunga#CDD #direitoshumanos #segurança #cabodelgado pic.twitter.com/3d6ljWZPP8
— CDD Moçambique (@CDD_Moz) March 10, 2021
The defence minister’s statements come after accusations made by Amnesty International (AI), since 2018, about alleged human rights violations carried out by government forces, came back into the spotlight.
In the new report, entitled “What I Saw Is Death: War Crimes in Mozambique’s Forgotten Cape“, Amnesty concluded that in addition to armed rebels, whose origin remains unclear, the defence forces and a private military group from South Africa hired by the Mozambican government are also responsible for attacking civilians during clashes with the insurgents.
The Mozambique defence forces (FADM) consider the information to be false.
The armed violence in Cabo Delgado, which is home to Africa’s largest private multinational investment for natural gas exploitation, is causing a humanitarian crisis with more than 2,000 deaths and 670,000 internally displaced persons, without housing or food.
Message from Colonel Carlos Mucamisa at the end of the 2nd day of the #Workshop to #promote and facilitate the effective #implementation of the @VPSHR in Cabo Delgado, #Mozambique.@adriano_nuvunga @UKinMozambique#cddyouthtvonline#armedconflicts#platformfordialogue pic.twitter.com/6g84lIGudL
— CDD Moçambique (@CDD_Moz) March 11, 2021
Check out some moments during the 2nd day of the #Workshop to promote and facilitate the effective #implementation of the #Voluntary #Principles on #Security and #Human Rights in #CaboDelgado, Mozambique.#cddmozambique #cddyouthtvonline #armedconflicts #platformofdialogue pic.twitter.com/swpjlWG4zU
— CDD Moçambique (@CDD_Moz) March 11, 2021
Workshop de promoção e facilitação da implementação efectiva dos Princípios Voluntários sobre Segurança e Direitos…
Publicado por CDD Moçambique em Quarta-feira, 10 de março de 2021
Source: Lusa / CDD Mozambique
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