Thulani Rudolf Maseko (1 March 1970 – 21 January 2023)[1] was a Swazi human rights lawyer[2] who was imprisoned from 2014 to 2015, and declared a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International. He launched a court challenge to King Mswati III of Eswatini in 2018 and was assassinated in 2023.
He was a member of the People's United Democratic Movement (Pudemo).[3]
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^Fabricius, Peter (22 January 2023). "Leading Swazi activist Thulani Maseko shot dead at his home". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
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