Arbitrary violence and detention: civil society demands justice – Madagascar-Tribune.com

The events of recent weeks in Toliara, in the context of the protests against the Base Toliara project, have highlighted alarming practices on the part of the security forces, denouncing in a communiqué by civil society organizations. On 6 April in Toliara and 27 April in Benetse, violence was reported during crackdowns on demonstrators. Several testimonies indicate that arbitrary arrests were carried out, far from the demonstration sites, and t…