Human Rights in Angola

In the past few years, the status of human rights in Angola has raised concerns among citizens, government officials and human rights advocates alike. Angola's stance on human rights is very low, as human rights violations are committed on a daily basis. This is a result of the fact that Angola has barely known a year of peace in the twenty-five years since its independence from Portugal in 1975 (INS Resource Information at http://uscis.gov/graphics/services/asylum/ric/documentation/AGO01003.htm). Armed conflict between the Angolan government and rebels of the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) has caused an estimated 500,000 deaths among a population of 12 million (INS Resource Information at http://uscis.gov/graphics/services/asylum/ric/documentation/AGO01003.htm). Some 100,000 people have had limbs amputated from landmine explosions, and almost a third of the population has been displaced as a result of the fighting and an estimated four million people depend on humanitarian assistance...
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