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30 June 2022
ANGOLA
List of Documents
1.
General Information and Maps
Source:
United Nations. Cartographic Section.
Date of Document:
August 2008
Accessed Date:
5 February 2013
Title:
Angola. L'Encyclopédie en ligne.
Accessed Date:
21 November 2012
Title:
Angola. Social Security Programs Throughout the World: Africa, 2019.
Source:
United States. Social Security Administration.
Date of Document:
September 2019
Accessed Date:
9 July 2020
Title:
Angola. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
15 June 2022
Accessed Date:
21 June 2022
Title:
Angola. L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde.
Source:
L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde
Date of Document:
7 December 2021
Accessed Date:
30 May 2022
Title:
Angola. BTI 2022 Country Report.
Date of Document:
February 2022
Accessed Date:
30 May 2022
Title:
Présentation de l'Angola
Source:
France.Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères.
Date of Document:
4 April 2021
Accessed Date:
7 June 2021
Title:
The end of cattle's paradise: Severe drought and food insecurity in southern Angola
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
29 July 2021
Accessed Date:
30 May 2022
Title:
Angola. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2021.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
12 April 2022
Accessed Date:
25 April 2022
Title:
Angola. Amnesty International Report 2021/22: The State of the World's Human Rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
29 March 2022
Accessed Date:
2 June 2022
Title:
Angola. World Report 2022: Events of 2021.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
January 2022
Accessed Date:
2 June 2022
Title:
Angola. Freedom in the World 2022.
Accessed Date:
2 June 2022
Title:
Concluding observations on the second periodic report of Angola
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Committee.
Date of Document:
8 May 2019
Accessed Date:
8 November 2019
Title:
Angola: Land, Basic Rights and Freedoms. Amnesty International Submission for the UN Universal Periodic Review, 34th Session of the UPR Working Group, November 2019.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
1 March 2019
Accessed Date:
8 November 2019
Title:
UPR Submission – Angola 2019
Source:
Front Line Defenders
Date of Document:
28 March 2019
Accessed Date:
8 November 2019
Title:
Republic of Angola. Joint Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review. 34th Session of the UPR Working Group.
Date of Document:
28 March 2019
Accessed Date:
8 November 2019
Title:
The Angola 15+2, including members and current treatment by authorities (2016-February 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
16 February 2017
Accessed Date:
14 December 2017
Title:
National report submitted in accordance with paragraph 5 of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 16/21: Angola
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/34/AGO/1
Date of Document:
23 August 2019
Accessed Date:
13 November 2019
Title:
Compilation on Angola
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/34/AGO/2
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
2 September 2019
Accessed Date:
13 November 2019
Title:
Summary of Stakeholders' submissions on Angola
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/34/AGO/3
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
20 August 2019
Accessed Date:
13 November 2019
Title:
Submission for the Universal Periodic Review of Angola
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
11 April 2019
Accessed Date:
9 July 2020
Title:
Angola: Open Letter of concern on members of civil society and religious body facing death threats and intimidation in the Cuando Cubango province
Source:
Amnesty International et al.
Date of Document:
19 May 2020
Accessed Date:
7 June 2021
Title:
Angola : Traitement réservé aux militants de la société civile depuis l'élection de João Lourenço
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
15 June 2020
Accessed Date:
7 June 2021
Title:
Information received from Angola on follow-up to the concluding observations on its second periodic report
Date of Document:
7 April 2021
Accessed Date:
10 June 2022
3.
Identification Documents and Citizenship
Title:
Report on Citizenship Law: Angola
Source:
European University Institute. Global Citizenship Observatory.
Date of Document:
April 2019
Author:
Patrícia Jerónimo
Accessed Date:
8 November 2019
Title:
Angola. U.S. Visa: Reciprocity and Civil Documents by Country.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Accessed Date:
21 June 2022
Title:
Birth, Marriage and Death Registration in Angola. Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Profiles.
Source:
United Nations Children's Fund
Accessed Date:
10 June 2022
Title:
Angola and Benin: The right to Angolan citizenship for a child born in Angola to an Angolan mother; recognition of dual nationality by Angola and Benin
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
8 March 2017
Accessed Date:
11 December 2017
4.
Political Activities and Organizations
Title:
Republic of Angola. Election for Assembleia Nacional (Angolan National Assembly) of 23 August 2017.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Accessed Date:
11 December 2017
Title:
Always top-down: Constitutional reforms in Angola
Source:
Chr. Michelsen Institute
Accessed Date:
10 June 2022
Title:
Angola : Les mouvements révolutionnaires angolais depuis 2011
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
22 February 2017
Accessed Date:
11 December 2017
Title:
The Angolan Revolutionary Movement [Movimento Revolucionário de Angola] (MRA [MRAN]), including its structure, leaders, members and objectives; the treatment of its members by authorities (2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
15 March 2016
Accessed Date:
14 December 2016
Title:
Reform or unravel? Prospects for Angola's transition. Southern Africa Report 8.
Source:
Institute for Security Studies
Date of Document:
May 2017
Author:
Paula Cristina Roque
Accessed Date:
11 December 2017
Source:
Chr. Michelsen Institute
Date of Document:
April 2021
Accessed Date:
7 June 2021
Title:
Why COVID-19 can't be blamed for Angola's failure to have local governance
Date of Document:
24 August 2020
Author:
Albano Agostinho Troco
Accessed Date:
7 June 2021
Title:
Angola: Police Arrest, Charge 22 Peaceful Protesters
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
12 April 2022
Accessed Date:
10 June 2022
Title:
Angola : Situation actuelle des anciens combattants de l'UNITA : Existence d'éventuelles poursuites ou représailles à leur encontre
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
5 August 2020
Accessed Date:
10 June 2022
5.
Gender, Domestic Violence and Children
Title:
Angola. Social Institutions and Gender Index 2019.
Source:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Date of Document:
7 December 2018
Accessed Date:
23 July 2020
Title:
Concluding Observations on the Seventh Periodic Report of Angola
Source:
United Nations. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.
Date of Document:
14 March 2019
Accessed Date:
8 November 2019
Title:
Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 44 of the Convention. Combined fifth to seventh periodic reports of States parties due in 2015: Angola.
Date of Document:
24 February 2017
Accessed Date:
11 December 2017
Title:
The Gendering of Poverty and Inequality in Rural Malanje, Angola
Source:
Chr. Michelsen Institute
Date of Document:
June 2018
Author:
Iselin Åsedotter Strønen and Margaret Nangacovie
Accessed Date:
8 November 2019
Title:
Angola. 2020 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor.
Source:
United States. Department of Labor.
Date of Document:
29 September 2021
Accessed Date:
2 June 2022
Title:
Angola: Les femmes victimes de la traite des êtres humains à des fins d'exploitation sexuelle
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
29 October 2021
Accessed Date:
2 June 2022
Title:
Information received from Angola on follow-up to the concluding observations on its seventh periodic report
Date of Document:
16 April 2021
Accessed Date:
10 June 2022
Title:
Angola. State-Sponsored Homophobia 2019.
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
Date of Document:
March 2019
Author:
Lucas Ramón Mendos
Accessed Date:
8 November 2019
Title:
Angola's new penal code, which decriminalizes homosexual relationships, comes into force
Date of Document:
22 March 2021
Accessed Date:
7 June 2021
Title:
Angola. Trans Legal Mapping Report 2019: Recognition before the law.
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
Date of Document:
September 2020
Author:
Zhan Chiam et al.
Accessed Date:
2 June 2022
Title:
Angola: Situation des minorités sexuelles et de genre
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
31 December 2021
Accessed Date:
2 June 2022
7.
Criminality and Corruption
Title:
Angola: Tier 2. Trafficking in Persons Report 2021.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
1 July 2021
Accessed Date:
2 June 2022
Title:
OSAC Country Security Report. Angola.
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
22 October 2021
Accessed Date:
2 June 2022
Title:
Angola Corruption Report
Source:
GAN Integrity. Risk and Compliance Portal.
Date of Document:
August 2020
Accessed Date:
7 June 2021
8.
Military Service - (No items in this section)
9.
Judiciary, Legal and Penal Systems
Title:
Angola Enacts Amnesty Law In Celebration of its 40TH Anniversary of Independence
Source:
Mayer Brown Practices. Tauil and Chequer Legal Update.
Date of Document:
25 August 2016
Author:
Gonçalo Falcão; Luiz Santiago Filho
Accessed Date:
12 December 2017
Title:
Angola's Prisons Ill-Equipped to Curb Covid-19 Spread
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
5 May 2020
Accessed Date:
7 June 2021
Title:
Update: Republic of Angola – Legal System and Research
Date of Document:
April 2022
Author:
Dunia P. Zongwe; Nélia Daniel Dias
Accessed Date:
2 June 2022
10.
Police and Security Forces
Title:
Angola: Security Forces Kill Protesters in Lunda Norte Province
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
4 February 2021
Accessed Date:
7 June 2021
Title:
The police are not on the ground to distribute sweets: Security forces' violence in Angola
Source:
Amnesty International; OMUNGA
Date of Document:
9 December 2020
Accessed Date:
7 June 2021
Title:
Authorities escalate use of excessive force to crack down on dissent
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
8 December 2020
Accessed Date:
7 June 2021
Title:
Angola. Freedom on the Net 2021.
Editor:
Elisha Aaron et al.
Accessed Date:
8 June 2022
Title:
Crackdown on reporters covering Luanda demonstration
Source:
Reporters Without Borders
Date of Document:
28 October 2020
Accessed Date:
7 June 2021
Title:
Angola. International Religious Freedom Report for 2021.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
2 June 2022
Accessed Date:
10 June 2022
Title:
Information on the situation of members and leaders of Evangelical churches; treatment of members by authorities; whether members are forced to join the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) by State authorities or members of the ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
15 September 2016
Accessed Date:
8 December 2016
Title:
Angola : L'Eglise évangélique Sétimo Dia a Luz do Mundo (Lumière du Monde) et son leader José Julino Kalupeteka
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
10 November 2016
Accessed Date:
12 December 2017
Title:
The Light of the World (Sétimo Dia a Luz do Mundo) Evangelical Church since its director, José Julino Kalupeteka, was sentenced in 2016, including treatment of members and leaders by authorities and society (2016-January 2019)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
1 February 2019
Accessed Date:
20 November 2019
Title:
Light of the World Seventh Day Adventist Church (Igreja Adventista do Sétimo Dia a Luz do Mundo) membership card, including whether one is given to members; appearance and content of the card; sample (2005–September 2021)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
4 October 2021
Accessed Date:
21 June 2022
13.
Nationality, Ethnicity and Race
Title:
Angola. World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples.
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
May 2020
Accessed Date:
9 July 2020
14.
Exit/Entry and Freedom of Movement - (No items in this section)
15.
Labour, Employment and Unions - (No items in this section)
16.
Other - (No items in this section)
The following changes have been made to the previous package dated 29 April 2022:
Title:
Angola. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
14 June 2021
URL:
https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/angola/
Accessed Date:
17 June 2021
Title:
Angola. L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde.
Source:
L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde
Date of Document:
6 November 2018
URL:
http://www.axl.cefan.ulaval.ca/afrique/Angola.htm
Accessed Date:
9 July 2020
Title:
BTI 2020 Country Report — Angola
Source:
Bertelsmann Stiftung
URL:
https://www.bti-project.org/en/reports/country-report-AGO.html
Accessed Date:
9 July 2020
Title:
Angola. Amnesty International Report 2020/21: The State of the World's Human Rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
7 April 2021
URL:
https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/POL1032022021ENGLISH.PDF
Accessed Date:
7 June 2021
Title:
Angola. World Report 2021: Events of 2020.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
January 2021
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2021/country-chapters/angola
Accessed Date:
7 June 2021
Title:
Angola. Freedom in the World 2021.
URL:
https://freedomhouse.org/country/angola/freedom-world/2021
Accessed Date:
7 June 2021
Title:
Angola. U.S. Visa: Reciprocity and Civil Documents by Country.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
URL:
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Angola.html
Accessed Date:
7 June 2021
Title:
Angola: Tier 2. Trafficking in Persons Report 2020.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
25 June 2020
URL:
https://www.state.gov/reports/2020-trafficking-in-persons-report/angola/
Accessed Date:
16 July 2020
Title:
Angola. 2020 Crime and Safety Report.
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
26 August 2020
URL:
https://www.osac.gov/Content/Report/d5fabc92-3b98-4fd3-9b72-1982da418125
Accessed Date:
7 June 2021
Title:
Update: Republic of Angola - Legal System and Research
Date of Document:
December 2017
Author:
Paula Rainha et al.
URL:
https://www.nyulawglobal.org/globalex/Angola1.html
Accessed Date:
7 June 2021
Title:
Angola. Freedom on the Net 2020.
Editor:
Elisha Aaron et al.
URL:
https://freedomhouse.org/country/angola/freedom-net/2020
Accessed Date:
7 June 2021
Title:
Angola. International Religious Freedom Report for 2020.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
12 May 2021
URL:
https://www.state.gov/reports/2020-report-on-international-religious-freedom/angola
Accessed Date:
17 June 2021
Title:
Angola. Birth Registration: A Comparative Report Prepared for UNICEF.
Date of Document:
November 2015
URL:
http://www.a4id.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/UNICEF-Birth-Registration.pdf
Accessed Date:
10 November 2016
Title:
Angola. Conflict Trends (No. 61). Real-time Analysis of African Political Violence, September 2017.
Source:
Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project
Date of Document:
September 2017
URL:
https://www.ecoi.net/file_upload/3230_1506068152_acled-conflict-trends-report-no-61-september-2017-pdf.pdf
Accessed Date:
11 December 2017
Title:
The end of cattle's paradise: Severe drought and food insecurity in southern Angola
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
29 July 2021
URL:
https://www.amnesty.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/AFR1244522021ENGLISH.pdf
Accessed Date:
30 May 2022
Title:
Information received from Angola on follow-up to the concluding observations on its second periodic report
Date of Document:
7 April 2021
URL:
https://www.undocs.org/en/CCPR/C/AGO/FCO/2
Accessed Date:
10 June 2022
Title:
Angola: Police Arrest, Charge 22 Peaceful Protesters
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
12 April 2022
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/04/12/angola-police-arrest-charge-22-peaceful-protesters
Accessed Date:
10 June 2022
Title:
Angola : Situation actuelle des anciens combattants de l'UNITA : Existence d'éventuelles poursuites ou représailles à leur encontre
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
5 August 2020
URL:
https://www.ofpra.gouv.fr/sites/default/files/atoms/files/2007_ago_situation_ex-rebelles_unita.pdf
Accessed Date:
10 June 2022
Title:
Angola. 2020 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor.
Source:
United States. Department of Labor.
Date of Document:
29 September 2021
URL:
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ilab/resources/reports/child-labor/angola
Accessed Date:
2 June 2022
Title:
Angola: Les femmes victimes de la traite des êtres humains à des fins d'exploitation sexuelle
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
29 October 2021
URL:
https://www.ofpra.gouv.fr/sites/default/files/atoms/files/2110_ago_fvteh_153251_web.pdf
Accessed Date:
2 June 2022
Title:
Information received from Angola on follow-up to the concluding observations on its seventh periodic report
Date of Document:
16 April 2021
URL:
https://www.undocs.org/en/CEDAW/C/AGO/FCO/7
Accessed Date:
10 June 2022
Title:
Angola. Trans Legal Mapping Report 2019: Recognition before the law.
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
Date of Document:
September 2020
Author:
Zhan Chiam et al.
URL:
https://ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_World_Trans_Legal_Mapping_Report_2019_EN.pdf
Accessed Date:
2 June 2022
Title:
Angola: Situation des minorités sexuelles et de genre
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
31 December 2021
URL:
https://www.ofpra.gouv.fr/sites/default/files/atoms/files/2112_ago_osig_154840_web.pdf
Accessed Date:
2 June 2022
Title:
Light of the World Seventh Day Adventist Church (Igreja Adventista do Sétimo Dia a Luz do Mundo) membership card, including whether one is given to members; appearance and content of the card; sample (2005–September 2021)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
4 October 2021
URL:
https://irb-cisr.gc.ca/en/country-information/rir/Pages/index.aspx?doc=458619
Accessed Date:
21 June 2022
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