Amnesty – 2002

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The day before the signing of the Luena Accord, the Angolan parliament unanimously approved a general amnesty law for UNITA troops who turn themselves in within 45 days of the passage of the bill for “all crimes against the security of the Angolan state.”1

Human Rights – 2011

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Antonio Bento Bembe, Angola’s State Secretary for Human Rights, told reporters that 2011 would see the most progress in human rights conditions in Angola: “The various actions of the Angolan Government carried out throughout the year that is ending soon show that human rights are a fundamental pillar of its foreign and domestic policy.”2

Human Rights – 2010

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The Government of Angola delivered its human rights progress report to the 7th session of the Universal Periodical Review (UPR), a UN human rights monitoring mechanism.3

The African Commission on Human and PeoplesÕ Rights (ACHPR) arrived in Luanda to evaluate the implementation of human rights reforms in Angola.4