Swaziland - Southern Africa's shameful secret

The people's revolution could not have come at a better time. We believe Mswati III has overstayed and should go. He has caused the Swazi people more harm than good. Leaders of Swazi civil society organizations including religious denominations, unions and professional and employers' associations work against great risks to their own lives and welfare to address the extreme injustices of despotism and royal greed. The people of Swaziland live in constant fear. It is an anachronism that political parties are not allowed in Swaziland.

The April 12 revolution seeks to empower Swazi people to directly participate in the formation of their own government through multi-party democratic elections. According to the organisers of the planned 'April 12 Revolution', public servants and the youth have been called on to rise against Mswati's autocratic rule.