Swaziland: Swaziland Police Violence Rampant, Children Die As Economy – AuthenticAfrican

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[Swazi Media] Police in Swaziland (eSwatini) attacked striking public servants with live ammunition, rubber bullets, teargas and water cannon as a long-running dispute over pay dragged on. The police behaviour has become typical in the kingdom ruled by King Mswati III as an absolute monarch. The number of injured was initially estimated as 15, but that more than doubled as more information became available. Separate from this there were new fears that police had a 'shoot-to-kill' policy after three men who escaped from