# Cosatu says it joins millions of workers and people all over the world in calling for democracy in Eswatini. This in particularly on the occasion of the 52nd anniversary of the 1973 Kings decree which criminalised all forms of political activity and officially banned political parties in the country. Cosatu’s spokesperson, Zanele Sabela says the federation commemorates April 12 as the day on which the Swazi people’s voice was crushed by the monarchy and vested all power to himself in the now infamous 1973 Kings decree:
COSATU calls for renewal of the global solidarity movement for democracy in Eswatini [SOUND]
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