Amnesty: The Declaration of Cessation of Military Hostilities
Implementations
Amnesty – 2014
The Declaration of Cessation of Military Hostilities (DCMH) included an Amnesty Law that applied to any crimes committed in connection with the hostilities from March 2012 until August 2014.
News reports indicated that approximately 200 RENAMO (Mozambican National Resistance) fighters were released from government captivity on November 6, 2014. The government additionally requested that RENAMO identify other supporters still in government captivity. No additional releases were observed this year.
Amnesty – 2015
No further developments observed this year.
Amnesty – 2016
No further developments observed this year.
Amnesty – 2017
No further developments observed this year.
Amnesty – 2018
No further developments observed this year.
Amnesty – 2019
On July 29, 2019, the Mozambican parliament, the Assembly of the Republic, passed the amnesty law that granted the broadest possible amnesty to all accused of security and military crimes related to the RENAMO insurrection. Following the passage of this amnesty bill, RENAMO hostility effectively came to an end.[1]
[1] Mavhinga, Dewa. 2019. “Broad Amnesty in Mozambique Likely to Fuel Future Abuses.”
https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/07/30/broad-amnesty-mozambique-likely-fuel-future-abuses
Amnesty – 2020
No further development after the passage of the Amnesty Bill in July 2019. All who had criminal and security accusations related to the RENAMO insurrection received amnesty.
Amnesty – 2021
No further development after the passage of the Amnesty Bill in July 2019. All who faced criminal and security accusations related to the RENAMO insurrection received amnesty.