Around 30 people have been killed in Mozambique in the unrest and harsh actions by authorities, police, and military that erupted after the election a month ago. This is reported by the human rights organization Human Rights Watch (HRW).
"At least 30 people have been killed between October 19 and November 6, across the country", says HRW in a statement. The organization notes that the death toll does not include a polling station on November 7 when police and soldiers attacked a demonstration in the capital Maputo with violent methods.
In the election, the ruling party Frelimo, which has held power in Mozambique for nearly 50 years, won.
The opposition claims electoral fraud, and opposition leader Venancio Mondlane claims victory.
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has previously warned against "unlawful and disproportionate violence" when Mozambique's police attacked regime-critical demonstrators.
