Angola detains rights activists following attack on Togo football team

Amnesty International has warned the Angolan authorities against a crackdown on human rights activists after several were detained in the Cabinda region in the wake of the 8 January attack on the Togolese national football team. Francisco Luemba, a prominent lawyer and former member of banned human rights organization Mpalabanda, was arrested on Sunday and charged with crimes against the state in connection with the 2008 publication of a book which the authorities now allege incites violence and rebellion. Padre Raul Tati, a catholic priest, was arrested on Saturday and charged with the same offence,…

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