Amnesty International calls for the immediate release of General Nila and four other UNTRA members in Angola
According to Amnesty International, following the arrest of Serrote José de Oliveira (General Nila) and four members of the National Unity for the Total Revolution of Angola (UNTRA) on 11 November, Tigere Chagutah, Amnesty’s Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, condemned the act as a violation of the right to peaceful assembly. The individuals were arrested during a ceremony commemorating the sixth anniversary of the killing of Inocêncio de Matos by security forces. Reports indicate the arrests were carried out by plain-clothes officers without providing legal justification. Amnesty International stated that authorities must immediately and unconditionally release them unless valid legal grounds exist. General Nila had previously been arrested in July 2025 and released in July 2026 after a year in detention, though he remains subject to ongoing criminal proceedings and a travel ban.