Press Statement
Marie Harf
Deputy Department Spokesperson, Office of the Spokesperson
Deputy Department Spokesperson, Office of the Spokesperson
Washington, DC
August 9, 2014
The
United States is deeply concerned by the threatening remarks made by
Swaziland Prime Minister Sibusiso Barnabas Dlamini toward Swazi labor
and civil society leaders who participated in the U.S.-Africa Leaders
Summit in Washington this week. Such remarks have a chilling effect on
labor and civil rights in the Kingdom of Swaziland.
The United States continues to
support and defend fundamental freedoms, including freedom of
association, and the human rights defenders who fight for these values
each day. We call upon the Government to renounce the Prime Minister’s
remarks and to ensure respect for the constitutionally enshrined rights
of all citizens.
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