Lesotho: Authorities must investigate reported abduction and assault of journalist Kananelo Boloetse

Amnesty International · September 8, 2026 Human Rights

Responding to reports that journalist and human rights defender Kananelo Boloetse was abducted on 5 September from his home in Maseru, interrogated about his work, assaulted and threatened with death, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, Vongai Chikwanda, said: “The reported abduction and brutal assault of Kananelo Boloetse is deeply alarming […] The post Lesotho: Authorities must investigate reported abduction and assault of journalist Kananelo Boloetse appeared first on Amnesty International .

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