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June 2022

Commonwealth leaders urged to intervene in Seychelles showtrial

With the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting taking place in Kigali, the team representing defendants issued a formal appeal to Commonwealth leaders to acknowledge the gross neglect of the defendants’ human rights and a total disregard for the rule of law in the Seychelles. The team representing some of the individuals held in prison for over 200 days in the Seychelles has formally appealed to organisers and participants of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Kigali, Rwanda to bring to their attention the treatment of those detained and the lack of separation of powers in Seychelles. On Tuesday… Read More »Commonwealth leaders urged to intervene in Seychelles showtrial