Links Swaziland
NEWS (find me on Twitter here)
Times of Swaziland – independent Swazi newspaper (Facebook)
The Swazi Observer – government-owned Swazi newspaper (Facebook)
The Nation – Swaziland’s leading independent magazine (Facebook, jan2015, oct2014, sep2014, aug2014, july2014, june2014, may2014, april2014)
Swazi TV – news updates from Swazi TV (Twitter, Facebook, YouTube)
Government of Swaziland – news updates et al from the Swazi government (Princess Pashu Twitter, 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
Royalty in the news – Swaziland
LabourStart – Labour news from Swaziland
Swaziland Democracy Campaign – A joint Swazi-South African campaign for democracy in Swaziland (Facebook + Twitter + Google Groups)
Foundation for Socio-Economic Justice – Civil society organisation working for social and economic justice in Swaziland (Facebook and Twitter)
Mbali Dlamini, FSEJ – Twitter
Wandile Dludlu, SUDF – Facebook
Palesa Dlamini, SNUS – Twitter
PUDEMO Facebook – Recent News from the People’s United Democratic Front (Twitter)
SUDF News – Recent news from the Swaziland United Democratic Front
Insaka News – News from the democratic movement
Swaziland United Democratic Front Facebook – News from Swaziland’s democratic movement
SWAYOCO Facebook – News from the Swaziland Youth Congress
TUCOSWA Facebook – News from TUCOSWA
SNUS news – SNUS Facebook site (Maxwell Dlamini)
Twitter search – Swaziland
Africa Contact – news on democracy in Swaziland from Denmark
Swaziland Solidarity Network Forum – discussion forum of the Swaziland Solidarity Network
Swaziland Solidarity Network Forum Facebook – the forum’s facebook site with information and discussions
SSN media releases – Messages from the Swaziland Solidarity Network
Ebandla Swazi Forum – Discussion forum for a democratic Swaziland
PUDEMO News – (older) news from the People’s United Democratic Front
SWAYOCO news – news from the Swaziland Youth Congress
S1ka Media – independent Blog by Sikelela Dlamini
Simply Philile – blog by Swazi journalist Philile Masango (Twitter)
Bluejay96’s Blog – an anthropological look at Swaziland
To kill a mocking bird – Blog about Swazi politics and culture
Mngomezulu – Blog about politics in Swaziland by Swazi freelance journalist
Visit Swaziland – unofficial tourist site telling the truth about Swaziland
Swazi Diaspora – news and analysis from Swazis in the diaspora (Twitter)
BBC – profile of Swaziland from the British Broadcasting Corporation
The Guardian – news about Swaziland from British newspaper The Guardian
Louise Redvers – Freelance journalist who writes about Swaziland (Twitter)
Topix.com – news about Swaziland continually updated from thousands of sources around the net
Afrik-news – news about Swaziland
AllAfrica – news from Swaziland
Amnesty International – news about Swaziland
ACTSA – news about Swaziland
ORGANISATIONS
People’s United Democratic Movement – a political movement committed to the creation, protection and promotion of a constitutional multi-party democracy
Swaziland Democracy Campaign – A joint Swazi-South African campaign for democracy in Swaziland (Facebook + Twitter + Google Groups)
Foundation for Socio-Economic Justice – Civil society organisation working for social and economic justice in Swaziland
Ngwane National Liberatory Congress – a political party in Swaziland that advocates multi-party democracy and transparent governance within the cultural values of the contemporary Swazi nation
Sive Siyinqaba – traditionalist, royalist party
Swaziland National Union of Students – a membership-based organisation that seeks to unite students in all higher institutions of learning
Swaziland National Association of Teachers – Teacher’s union in Swaziland
IRALE – Swaziland Labour Academy
Swaziland Positive Living – for positive living with HIV/AIDS
Positive Women – a charity set up to empower women and children in Africa, starting with Swaziland (Twitter)
Swaziland Single Mothers’ Organization – an organisation working with poor and marginalised single mothers
Swaziland Young Women’s Network – pro feminist movement for young women by young women focusing on issues of Gender, Self Awareness, Human Rights and Leadership(newsletter)
Swaziland Unemployed People’s Movement – promotes the rights of all the unemployed people of Swaziland
Africa Contact – Danish NGO that works in Swaziland
Swaziland Democracy Watch – a Danish solidarity group that advocates democracy in Swaziland
Swaziland Solidarity Network -South African-based solidarity organisation
Swaziland Solidarity Network – Canadian solidarity organisation
Swaziapril12zing – Website of the 12th April Swazi uprising movement
US Embassy – Swaziland (website)
Delegation of the EU – Swaziland
British High Commission in Pretoria – Also the Embassy for Swaziland
Permanent Mission to the UN – Swaziland
Danish Embassy in Pretoria – Also the Embassy for Swaziland (Facebook and contact details in Swaziland)
VIDEO
Short film that shows some of Africa Contact’s work with partner organisations in Swaziland
Interview with Zodwa Mkhonto from Foundation for Socio-Economic Justice, Swaziland
Interview with SFL and former SUDF General Secretary Vincent Ncongwane
Interview with former SFTU leader Jan Sithole
Interview with SWAPOL Director Siphiwe Hlophe
People’s United Democratic Movement You Tube Channel
Short film about the political situation in Swaziland
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
Swazis speak out against Africa’s last absolute monarchy, Al Jazeera
Swaziland’s Women Have Little To Celebrate, Sky News
Swaziland in crisis, Mail & Guardian
Swaziland: Police Tighten Grip on Civil Society – Think Africa Press
Swazi people oppressed under absolute monarchy, PressTV
Life of a Swazi student, MISA Swaziland
Swaziland – UN TV
Interview – activist Bheki Dlamini, SWAYOCO
Presentation – Wandile Dludlu, SUDF
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
Impact of the fiscal crisis in Swaziland – United Nations, 2012
World Report 2012, Human Rights Watch – Swaziland
Human Development Index – Swaziland
The World Factbook – Swaziland
Universal Periodic Review – Swaziland
Country Strategy Paper – Swaziland and EU
Gini Index (income inequality), The World Factbook – Swaziland
Amnesty International – Swaziland
Amnesty International 2012 Annual Report – Swaziland
Amnesty International 2011 Annual Report – Swaziland
Amnesty International 2010 International Report – Swaziland
The law and legal research in Swaziland – GlobalLex
Country Analysis 2011 (page 9-12), Peace and Security Council, Institute for Security Studies – Swaziland
IFES Election Guide – Swaziland
African Elections Database – Swaziland
EISA – about Swaziland elections and other issues (more here)
ILO – Swaziland
ILO – Swaziland 2013 Interim Report (TUCOSWA)
ILO – Swaziland DWCP 2010
Freedom House, “Swaziland – a failed feudal state” – Swaziland
Freedom House 2013 report – Swaziland
Freedom House democracy, human rights and political index – Swaziland
Freedom House – Africa’s Last Refuge of Feudalism
UNICEF statistics – Swaziland
HIV/AIDS WHO profile – Swaziland
HIV/AIDS UNAIDS facts – Swaziland
Avert HIV and AIDS facts – Swaziland
WHO Country profile – Swaziland
WHO Mortality levels – Swaziland
UNICEF, IHME – Ranked by country
UN Human Rights – Swaziland
African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights – Swaziland
World Food Programme – Swaziland
Demographic and Health Survey 2006/07 – 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
The law and legal research, GlobaLex – 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 at a glance
The World Bank – Swaziland data
IMF – Swaziland (2013 report)
UNDP – Swaziland
IFPRI Report on Climate Change – Swaziland
Rural Poverty Portal statistics – Swaziland
World Food Programme report 2009 – Swaziland
UNHCR – Reports etc. on Swaziland
UNHCR – Universal Period Review 2011, Swaziland
Amnesty International – The failure of law reform for women in Swaziland
UNICEF, Violence against children – Swaziland
Homophobia in Swaziland – International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission
ILGA – Swaziland
GayLawNet – Homophobic practice and laws in Swaziland
Swaziland in transition – Masters thesis by Signe Cecius Larsen Pejstrup
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 High Court decisions – Decisions from 1993 to 2009
Swaziland legislation – World Law Guide
Industrial Relations Act – Swaziland
Tibiyo Taka Ngwane Annual Report – Swaziland
TREATIES
United Declaration of Human Rights
Other UN treaties and documents
African Charter on Human and People’s Rights
CEDAW convention – Convention on the elemination of discrimination against women
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