Links Swaziland
NEWS
Times of Swaziland – independent Swazi newspaper
The Swazi Observer – government-owned Swazi newspaper
The Nation – Swaziland’s leading independent magazine
The Swaziland – news
Swazi TV – news updates from Swazi TV
Government of Swaziland – news updates et al from the Swazi government (follow Mswati III’s plane around the world)
Swazi Media Commentary – a blog that focuses on human rights in Swaziland
Swazi Media – Twitter updates from Swaziland
Swazi Leaks – Twitting everything Swaziland
Afrika Kontakt – news on democracy in Swaziland from Denmark
Visit Swaziland – unofficial tourist site telling the truth about Swaziland
BBC – profile of Swaziland from the British Broadcasting Corporation
The Guardian – news about Swaziland from British newspaper The Guardian
ORGANISATIONS
People’s United Democratic Movement – a political movement committed to the creation, protection and promotion of a constitutional multi-party democracy
Swaziland National Association of Teachers – Teacher’s union in Swaziland
Swaziland Single Mothers’ Organization – an organisation working with poor and marginalised single mothers
Swaziapril12zing – Website of the 12th April Swazi uprising movement
Delegation of the EU – Swaziland
VIDEO
Interview with SFL and former SUDF General Secretary Vincent Ncongwane
Interview with former SFTU leader Jan Sithole
People’s United Democratic Movement You Tube Channel
Without the King – film about Swaziland (full movie here and here)
Swaziland, an absolute monarchy in Africa, France24
Swaziland’s political prisoners, SABC Special Assignment
Swaziland in crisis, Mail & Guardian
Life of a Swazi student, MISA Swaziland
Swaziland – UN TV
Interview – activist Bheki Dlamini, SWAYOCO
Presentation – Wandile Dludlu, SUDF
Swaziland – Africa’s last monarchy – documentary about activist Bheki Dlamini
FACTS ABOUT SWAZILAND
Afrobarometer – Swaziland
The beginning of the end? 2012, A year in the struggle for democracy in Swaziland – by Richard Rooney (read all Rooney’s publications and other Swaziland-related documents here)
The end of the beginning? – 2011, A year in the struggle for freedom in Swaziland – by Richard Rooney
Situation report 2012, Institute for Security Studies – Swaziland
Human Development Index – Swaziland
The World Factbook – Swaziland
Country Strategy Paper – Swaziland and EU
The law and legal research in Swaziland – GlobalLex
IFES Election Guide – Swaziland
African Elections Database – Swaziland
ILO – Swaziland
ILO – Swaziland 2013 Interim Report (TUCOSWA)
ILO – Swaziland DWCP 2010
Freedom House, “Swaziland – a failed feudal state” – Swaziland
Freedom House democracy, human rights and political index – Swaziland
UNICEF statistics – Swaziland
Avert HIV and AIDS facts – Swaziland
UN Human Rights – Swaziland
Health statistics – Swaziland
Censorship in newsrooms in Swaziland – A report on media censorship by Richard Rooney
Unheard voices, Media Freedom and Censorship in Swaziland – Book on media censorship by Richard Rooney
Mario Masuku, “The prison, my home” – Account of the PUDEMO president’s remand from 2008 to 2009
Mario Masuku, Autobiography
Media Institute of Southern Africa – Swaziland
Committee to Protect Journalists – Swaziland
Swaziland Legal information – Swaziland Legal Information Institute
NationMaster information and statistics – Swaziland
Prevention Web disaster statistics – Swaziland
Economy Watch economic indicators – Swaziland
Doing Business Data – Swaziland
Index of Economic Freedom – Swaziland
The World Bank – Swaziland
The World Bank – Swaziland data
IMF – Swaziland (2013 report)
UNDP – Swaziland
UNICEF, Violence against children – Swaziland
Homophobia in Swaziland – International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission
DOCUMENTS
Government of Swaziland – the official home page of the government of Swaziland
The Manzini Declaration – a mission statement, which affirms the SUDFs commitment to human rights and sets out its views on a number of substantive issues in relation to the basic rights of people in Swaziland
Constitution of Swaziland – the constitution of Swaziland
Swaziland Suppression of Terrorism Act – A law that, according to Amnesty International, is “[in] breach [of] Swaziland’s obligations under international and regional human rights law and the Swaziland Constitution”
Budget 2012 – Swaziland
Budget speech 2013 – Swaziland
Swaziland legislation – World Law Guide
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