Thulani Maseko

Thulani Rudolf Maseko is a Swaziland human rights lawyer.[1] He was born at Luhleko, a place near Bhunya in Swaziland's Manzini Region.

On 18 March 2014, Thulani was jailed for contempt of court after criticising Swaziland's judicial system.[2][3][4][5]

In April 2014 PUDEMO General Secretary Mlungisi Makhanya was arrested for wearing a party T-shirt to protest the incarceration of Thulani Maseko and journalist Bheki Makhubu.[6][7]

In August 2014, Maseko wrote to US President Barack Obama from prison, seeking his intervention ahead of the 2014 United States–Africa Leaders Summit.[5]

Maseko was released from prison on 30 July 2015. He had been declared a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International.[8]

References
  1. "Top rights lawyer arrested". News24. 2009-06-24. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
  2. James, Caroline (2014-04-14). "Thulani Maseko and Bheki Makhubu Contempt of Court Case: Timeline of Proceedings". Southern Africa Litigation Centre. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
  3. Maseko, Thulani. "Why We Are Jailed". The Nation. Archived from the original on 2014-10-19. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
  4. "Rex v Nation Magazine and Others". Swaziland Legal Information Institute. 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-08-26. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
  5. Maseko, Thulani (2014-08-03). "Letter to Barack Obama from a Swaziland jail cell". The Guardian. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
  6. "Swaziland: Africa′s last absolute monarchy". Deutsche Welle. 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
  7. "MISA condemns arrest of human rights lawyer". IFEX - Media Institute of Southern Africa. 2009-06-10. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
  8. ""I'm dreaming" – how it feels when your husband comes home". www.amnesty.org. Retrieved May 26, 2019.


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