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Mozambican Civil Society Within: Evaluation, Challenges, Opportunities and Action
Table 3.2.5: Indicator of Perceptions of Tolerance, 2007
(em %)
Would not like to have as neighbours
Yes
No
Don’t know
People of a different race 9 87 4
People of a different religion 6 90 3
Immigrant workers/foreigners 11 83 6
People infected with AIDS 22 72 7
Homosexuals 41 39 20
Others 12 35 53
3.2.4.3 Public spiritedness
The available data indicate a perception that justice bodies have the duty to make people obey
the law. Of those interviewed, 85% believe that they can be punished if they commit serious
crimes, 78% believe that citizens who do not pay their taxes should be punished and 66% said
they could be punished if they obtained municipal services without paying for them (Afrobarometer
2003).
The INC07 also found “moderate” levels of public spiritedness. This is demonstrated by the
replies presented in Table or 3.3.6 although, based on daily experience there is the perception
that declarations of honesty are not always consistent with a person’s real feelings.
Table 3.2.6: Levels of Public Dishonesty in Various Kinds of Conduct, 2007
Considero justificado
Always
Sometimes
Never
Don’t know
Claiming government benefits when I don’t have the right 8
10
75
6
Avoiding paying for public transport
5
8
82
5
Lieing about taxes if I had the chance
5
5
84
9
People express their concern about theft in the street, attacks of varying severity and other
incorrect public manifestations. The marked absence of trust in the effectiveness of the security
and justice authorities justifies a more detailed investigation of this subject.
3.2.5 Legal Environment
This sub-dimension examines to what extent the legal environment can be considered enabling
or disabling for civil society in Mozambique. It received a score of 1.0 meaning a legal environment
on the border between weak and moderate. Table 3.2.7 summarizes the scores of the indicators.
Civil Society Index, Mozambique 2007
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