,,iii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #agd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #bf1 #bjbc,mr4 
,coons 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,ris*1 & ,mr4   
,book]7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign  
,relations  ,,resolution  ,condemn+ !   
human rights record ( ! ,gov]nm5t ( !   
,k+dom ( ,eswat9i & ! brutal kill+ (    
,eswat9i activi/ ,?ulani ,maseko on     
,janu>y #ba1 #bjbc4  ,:]eas ,eswat9i1 "o
 ( ! _w's la/ absolute mon>*ies1 is rul$
 by ,k+ ,mswati ,,iii1 :o has be5 9 p[] 
= m ?an #cf ye>s1 & ex]cises ultimate   
au?ority ov] all bran*es ( ! national   
gov]nm5t & effectively controls local & 
national gov]nance ?r\gh 8 influ5ce ov] 
traditional *iefs & ! selection ( ,h\se 
( ,assembly c&idates & control ov] !    
national electoral sy/em2 ,:]eas human  
rights & democracy advocates 9 ,eswat9i 
h fac$ repression & p]secution1 includ+ 
arbitr>y arre/s1 det5tion1 & torture1 & 
h fac$ on political ga!r+s & re/rictions
 on _! civil lib]ties1 includ+ ) respect

 to expression1 assembly1 & fre$om ( !  
press2 ,:]eas ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,k+dom (  
,eswat9i has us$ laws su* z !           
,suppression ( ,t]rorism ,act ( #bjjh1 &
 ! ,s$ition & ,subv]sive ,activities    
,act ( #aich1 to suppress free spee* &  
/ifle criticism ( ! mon>*2 ,:]eas1 f    
,june to ,octob] #bjba1 ! c\ntry        
witness$ nationwide demon/rations aga9/ 
security sector abuses1 ) prote/s evolv+
 into dem&s = democratic re=ms2 ,:]eas  
,k+ ,mswati ,,iii's gov]nm5t employ$    
excessive =ce & arbitr>y arre/s &       
det5tion1 z well z int]net %utd[ns1 to  
repress pro-democracy prote/s & relat$  
advocacy activities1 re/rict !          
activities ( human rights advocates1 &  
impose blanket bans on prote/s dem&+    
democracy & respect = int]nationally    
recogniz$ human rights2 ,:]eas (ficial  
s\rces note security =ces 9 ,eswat9i    
respond$ ) viol5ce aga9/ prote/ors1     
report$ly kill+ m ?an #df p1 injur+ m   
?an #bde1 & deta9+ or arre/+ hundr$s (  
o!rs1 al?\gh ! int]national community   

sugge/s ! true dea? toll is high]2      
,:]eas ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,k+dom ( ,eswat9i
 deta9$ two memb]s ( p>liam5t on spuri\s
 *>ges = m ?an #ah mon?s "u !           
,suppression ( ,t]rorism ,act1 & *>g$ !m
 ) t]rorism & murd] = alleg$ly enc\rag+ 
pro-democracy prote/s & call+ = a       
democratically elect$ prime m9i/] & o!r 
re=ms2 ,:]eas regional human rights     
organizations cont9ue to receive reports
 ( lawy]s & judges be+ h>ass$1 ?reat5$1 
& intimidat$ = _! actual1 alleg$1 or    
suspect$ support ( ! ongo+ pro-democracy
 movem5t1 9 contrav5tion ( _!           
con/itutional rights2 ,:]eas1 foll[+ a  
visit to ,eswat9i by ,s\!rn ,african    
,developm5t ,community 7,,sadc7         
delegates 9 ,novemb] #bjba1 ,k+ ,mswati 
,,iii agre$ to provide = a national     
dialogue to address ! civil unre/       
/ructur$ 9 ! =mat ( a sibaya1 a royally 
conv5$ & controll$ traditional civic    
consultative =um1 b s9ce !n has ignor$  
widespread dem&s ( ! pleas ( citiz5s1   
opposition politicians1 civil society1 &

 ! regional & int]national community = a
 g5u9e consultative =um inclusive (     
div]se political views1 :ile cont9u+ !  
gov]nm5t's crackd[n on diss5t+ voices2  
,:]eas1 9 ,octob] #bjba1 ,unit$ ,nations
 ,secret>y-,g5]al ,antonio ,gut]res     
call$ on ! ,eswat9i au?orities to ensure
 t ! p ( ,eswat9i are able to ex]cise _!
 civil & political rights peacefully2   
,:]eas reports indicate t ! ,gov]nm5t ( 
! ,k+dom ( ,eswat9i has contract$ )     
int]national security companies to tra9 
gov]nm5t security =ces to respond to    
viol5ce 9 ! c\ntry1 result+ 9 increas$  
intimidation aga9/ diss5t+ voices2      
,:]eas ,?ulani ,maseko1 a prom95t human 
rights lawy]1 ,*airman ( !              
,multi-,/akehold] ,=um1 an organization 
compris$ ( v>i\s civil society gr\ps    
call+ = con/itutional re=ms 9 ,eswat9i1 
& a *ampion ( social ju/ice1 r\t9ely    
criticiz$ ,k+ ,mswati ,,iii = und]m9+   
judicial indep5d5ce & call$ = a m       
democratic legal sy/em 9 ,eswat9i2      
,:]eas1 9 #bjad1 ,?ulani ,maseko & fell[

 human rights advocate ,bheki ,makhubu 7
 *>g$ & s5t5c$ to two ye>s 9 prison =   
writ+ & publi%+ an article t criticiz$ !
 c\ntry's ,*ief ,ju/ice & drew att5tion 
to ! lack ( indep5d5ce ( ,eswat9i's     
judicial sy/em2 ,:]eas1 on ,june #cj1   
#bjae1 ,?ulani ,maseko & ,bheki ,makhubu
 7 acquitt$ & releas$ aft] ,eswat9i's   
supreme c\rt f\nd t !y _h be5 wrongly   
convict$2 ,:]eas ,?ulani ,maseko made an
 imm5se contribution to ! advancem5t (  
ju/ice & human rights 9 ,eswat9i &1 m   
broadly1 ?r\gh\t s\!rn ,africa1 includ+ 
?r\gh fact-f9d+ missions1 includ+ to    
,zimbabwe1 ,mozambique1 & ,malawi1 :]e  
he report$ on ! det]ioration ( civic    
space2 ,:]eas1 on ,janu>y #ba1 #bjbc1   
,?ulani ,maseko 0 %ot & kill$ by an     
unkn[n gunman at 8 home 9 ,luy5go1      
,mbabane1 9 front ( 8 wife & *ildr52    
,:]eas ! assass9ation ( ,?ulani ,maseko 
occurr$ amid a rise 9 ,swazi gov]nm5t   
intimidation ( ,k+ ,mswati ,,iii's      
critics1 _m ( :om h call$ = political   
re=ms 9 ,eswat9i1 & an ov]all escalation

 ( viol5ce 9 ! c\ntry1 includ+ ! kill+s 
( memb]s ( ! security =ces & attacks on 
traditional lead]s1 z well z /ate       
security =ce elem5t attacks on & legal  
h>assm5t ( pro-democracy advocates2     
,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,dep>tm5t (      
,/ate1 mulitlat]al organizations su* z !
 ,,sadc1 ! ,african ,union1 & !         
,european ,union1 z well z ! human      
rights community1 includ+ ,amne/y       
,int]national & ,human ,rights ,wat*1 h 
call$ = a full & transp>5t inve/igation 
into ,mr4 ,maseko's murd]2 ,:]eas1 on   
,janu>y #be1 #bjbc1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate 
deliv]$ a /atem5t und]scor+ ,unit$      
,/ates condemnation & broad] global     
condemnation ( ,mr4 ,maseko's murd]1 !  
ne$ = an imp>tial & transp>5t           
inve/igation & acc\ntability = ^?       
responsible = 8 kill+1 nonviol5ce on all
 sides1 & tangible movem5t on a cr$ible1
 inclusive national dialogue2 ,:]eas !  
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,k+dom ( ,eswat9i has     
fail$ to ann\nce progress on an         
indep5d5t inve/igation to id5tify & br+ 

to ju/ice ^? responsible = ,?ulani      
,maseko's murd]2 & ,:]eas a failure to  
inve/igate ! unlawful kill+ ( ,?ulani   
,maseko & to br+ ! p]petrators to ju/ice
 w\ld be a violation ( ,eswat9i's       
obligations z a ,/ate ,p>ty to !        
,int]national ,cov5ant on ,civil &      
,political ,rights3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t 
! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 condemns ! brutal murd] 
( ,?ulani ,maseko & ! wors5+ cycle (    
political viol5ce & in/ability 9        
,eswat9i2  7#b7 expresses deep conc]n   
ab\t reports ( cont9u$ human rights     
violations aga9/ ! p ( ,eswat9i1 & !    
h>assm5t ( advocates = human rights &   
democratic practice & con/itutionalism 9
 ,eswat9i2  7#c7 calls on ! ,gov]nm5t ( 
! ,k+dom ( ,eswat9i to-- 7,a7 und]take a
 full1 transp>5t1 & imp>tial crim9al    
inve/igation into ! assass9ation (      
,?ulani ,maseko & hold p]petrators      
acc\ntable2  7,b7 cease surveill+ &     
intimidat+ human rights activi/s fight+ 
to protect fundam5tal fre$oms2  7,c7    
uphold int]nationally recogniz$ human   

rights1 includ+ ! rights ( fre$om (     
assembly & fre$om ( spee*1 z well z     
correspond+ rights 9 ! ,eswat9i         
con/itution2  7,d7 exp$iti\sly initiate 
pre-dialogue prep>ations & ann\nce a    
firm date by :i* a cr$ible1 inclusive   
dialogue on con/itutional & political   
re=m w beg9 />t+ prior to s*$ul$        
,septemb] #bjbc elections2  7,e7 engage 
9 good fai? 9 a cr$ible1 inclusive      
national dialogue to address long/&+    
dem&s = democratic re=ms2 &  7,f7 fully 
/aff & emp[] a full complem5t (         
,commission ( ,human ,rights & ,public  
,acc\ntability 7,,*rpa7 human rights    
inve/igation /aff1 in/all an appo9t$    
,commission]1 make ,,*rpa fully         
indep5d5t f ! ,m9i/ry ( ,ju/ice & o!r   
gov]nm5t int]f]5ce 9 l9e ) commitm5ts to
 treaty conv5tions & ! ,p>is ,pr9ciple1 
& take action to address ,,*rpa's       
recomm5dations2  7#d7 calls on ! ,(fice 
( ! ,unit$ ,nations ,high ,commission] =
 ,human ,rights to conduct an indep5d5t 
inve/igation into ,mr4 ,maseko's        

assass9ation & human rights violations 9
 ,eswat9i2  7#e7 enc\rages ! ,secret>y (
 ,/ate & ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates ,ag5cy = ,int]national           
,developm5t to-- 7,a7 ma9ta9 & exp&     
support = j\rnali/s1 human rights       
advocates1 & ! rule ( law & m$ia fre$oms
 9 ,eswat9i2 &  7,b7 enc\rage ! ,,sadc  
to take action to address ! political & 
human rights crisis 9 ,eswat9i1 includ+ 
by work+ to conv5e a cr$ible            
consultative =um inclusive ( div]se     
political views & civil society to      
address issues relat$ to political space
 & democratic re=m2 &  7#f7 enc\rages ! 
,secret>y ( ,/ate & ! ,secret>y ( !     
,treasury to consid] t>get$ sanctions   
aga9/ any individuals & entities        
committ+ violations ( int]nationally    
recogniz$ human rights 9 ,eswat9i4