Statement by François Zimeray on the opening of the trial of Carlos Manuel de São Vicente
In view of the opening of the trial of Angolan businessman Carlos Manuel de São Vicente in Luanda, Angola, his human rights lawyer, François Zimeray, recalls the context in which the instruction was carried out and calls for Angolan justice to respect the rules of due process.
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THEY ARE DESTROYING THE ROOTS WE PUT DOWN IN OUR OWN COUNTRY – IRENE NETO, daughter of Angola’s first President – NOVO JORNAL No. 951
The expropriation and dispossession of two homes in Luanda belonging to the children of Carlos Manuel de São Vicente are described by the family as a human tragedy with devastating consequences and a form of “collective punishment”. In an interview with Novo Jornal, Irene Neto — former Secretary of State for Cooperation at the Ministry […]
SCAPEGOAT HUNT – The Stigma of The Wealth of São Vicente
Irene Alexandra Neto – 16.11.2025 Because silence weighs heavily, injustice persists and the truth needs to be told. There are ancient phenomena that cross the centuries like persistent shadows. One is the human—almost biblical—need to find a scapegoat whenever a society goes into upheaval. Times change, instruments change, but the moral mechanics are the same […]