White contractors were prioritised for evacuation ahead of Black locals during a rescue operation following an attack in March by an armed group known locally as al-Shabab on the Mozambican town of Palma, according to Amnesty International.
In a report compiled from interviews with 11 Black survivors, Amnesty on Thursday charged that even dogs were pulled to safety before Black people by a helicopter that airlifted civilians from a hotel where they had sought refuge.
“White contractors [were] airlifted to safety before local Black people,” said Amnesty, adding the hotel manager took his two German Shepherd dogs on the rescue helicopter, leaving people behind.
In a report compiled from interviews with 11 black survivors, it charged that even dogs were pulled to safety ahead of black people by a helicopter that airlifted civilians from a hotel where they had sought refuge.
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Friday May 14 2021
People evacuated from the city of Palma arrive on an humanitarian flight at the airport in Pemba on March 31, 2021. PHOTO/ AFP
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Twelve decapitated bodies were found strewn in front of the hotel days after the attack, according to the army and private security sources.
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White people were given preferential treatment for evacuation in a March air rescue when Mozambique s Palma town was raided by Islamic State-linked fighters, rights group Amnesty International alleged Thursday.
In a report compiled from interviews with 11 black survivors, it charged that even dogs were pulled to safety ahead of black poeple by a helicopter that airlifted civilians from a hotel where they had sought refuge.