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. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
  4. ↑ "Rex v Nation Magazine and Others". Swaziland Legal Information Institute. 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
  5. 1 2 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. ↑


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