2014 Message from JA! / Friends of the Earth Mozambique

JA! / Friends of the Earth Mozambique reports a decline in civil society space and an increase in human rights violations in 2013. The organization highlights ongoing struggles against land-grabbing by ProSavana and Wambao agriculture, the displacement of communities due to coal mining in Tete province, and opposition to REDD projects in Africa. The statement also denounces the government's crackdown on press freedom and critical opinion, specifically citing the criminal proceedings against academic Carlos Nuno Castel-Branco and media outlets Canal de Moçambique and Mediafax.

• The year 2013 saw an increase in human rights violations, land grabbing, and the destruction of natural resources by corporations under the guise of development, while the legal system failed to address these injustices.
• JA! and allied NGOs actively campaigned against specific land-grabbing initiatives by ProSavana and Wambao agriculture, supported communities displaced by coal mining in Tete province, and opposed the implementation of REDD projects in Africa.
• The Mozambican government attempted to shrink civil society and press freedom by initiating criminal proceedings against academic Carlos Nuno Castel-Branco and the media outlets Canal de Moçambique and Mediafax for publishing a critical letter to President Armando Guebuza.
• Public discontent manifested in a peace march on 31 October 2013, where over 30,000 citizens in Maputo, Beira, Pemba, Quelimane, and Nampula protested against war, corruption, insecurity, and the government.

APA

Lemos, A. (2014). 2014 Message from JA! / Friends of the Earth Mozambique. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/2014-message-from-ja-friends-of-the-earth-mozambique/

Chicago

Lemos, Anabela. 2014 Message from JA! / Friends of the Earth Mozambique. Friends of the Earth International, 2014. https://www.foei.org/2014-message-from-ja-friends-of-the-earth-mozambique/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{lemos20142014, author = {Lemos, Anabela}, title = {{2014 Message from JA! / Friends of the Earth Mozambique}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2014}, month = jan, url = {https://www.foei.org/2014-message-from-ja-friends-of-the-earth-mozambique/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }