White people and dogs ‘rescued first’ in Mozambique. This is very sad but it happened and it can’t be changed. It is said that rescuers in Mozambique gave priority to white people in an evacuation during an attack by jihadists in March.
“These are alarming allegations that the rescue plan was racially segregated, with white contractors obviously receiving preferential treatment,” said Deprose Muchena, Amnesty International’s regional director.
“We were about 220 people trapped there in the hotel – we [local black people] were the majority, and the whites were supposed to be about 20. After the rescue and escape, we were about 170 people still alive. Most of the whites were rescued by helicopters, before we left the hotel by car,” one survivor told the rights group.
“Abandoning people during an armed assault simply because of the colour of their skin is racism, and violates the obligation to protect civilians. This cannot go unanswered,” Ms Muchena said.
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