Mauritius

Mauritius In Crisis As Militarized Police Deployed Against Peaceful Protestors

By February 16, 2021No Comments

The crisis facing the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius dramatically worsened last week.

For the first time in its history, armed militarized police were deployed against peaceful protestors in the capital city.

This follows attacks on freedom of expression and freedom of movement in the Indian Ocean island country since the major oil spill last summer. Until recently, Mauritius was viewed as a politically and economically stable ‘Singapore of Africa.’

While this may initially be dismissed as small island politics, there was nothing ordinary about the week’s events. It should be viewed in the broader context of how the weakening of the multilateral system and the international agenda of the outgoing U.S. President has allowed the rise of authoritarian Governments around the world, who are using the power of unregulated technology and erosion of independent institutions to suppress civil and human rights globally.

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