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Tigere Chagutah

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Tigere Chagutah

Tigere Chagutah is the deputy director responsible for campaigns at Amnesty International Southern Africa.

People’s power: Voters wait at a polling station outside the hostels in Umlazi, Durban. Voting remains critical to bring about the change desired. Photo: Marco Longari/AFP
COVID 19 RECOVERY

East and Southern African governments must prioritise human rights ahead of elections

We cannot accept anything less than a full guarantee of the safety of vulnerable people before the polls

  • Tigere Chagutah
5 min read
Next month, the UN Security Council (UNSC) will reconvene to consider the implementation of the arms embargo it imposed on South Sudan’s territory in 2018, which expires on 31 May 2023. Photo: Supplied. Photo: AFP
AFRICAN UNION

How South Sudan downplays gross human rights’ violations

The lead-up to next year’s first-ever elections will likely see heightened political disputes, competition and defections – developments that can quickly turn deadly

  • Tigere Chagutah
5 min read
Residents try to salvage their belongings in the Paquite district of Pemba, northern Mozambique. (Emidio Jozine/AFP/Getty Images)
CYCLONE IDAI

Three months after Cyclone Idai, the region desperately needs help

A lot is at stake and the cost of reconstruction is very high

  • Tigere Chagutah
4 min read