Angola considers up to 10 years in prison for abortions
JOHANNESBURG -- Angola's parliament votes next week on a proposal to imprison for up to 10 years women who have abortions and people who perform them, angering the president's daughter and others in the former Portuguese colony.
Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch are urging authorities to allow a protest Saturday in the capital, Luanda, calling on the country to decriminalize abortion, saying organizers have informed Gov. Higinio Carneiro but received no reply.
"We have often seen Angolan police use unnecessary and excessive force against peaceful demonstrators," said Deprose Muchena, Amnesty International's regional director for Southern Africa.
