**By Martin Plaut **
BBC Africa analyst
**Amnesty International has accused the police in Mozambique of killing members of the public with impunity.**Amnesty has produced a report with details of 46 people who died at the hands of police between January 2006 and June 2009.
It says many cases were not adequately investigated and, in most cases, no officers were brought to justice.
Journalists in Mozambique have tried to reach the police for comment on the report, but so far without success.
‘Indiscriminate firing’
The organisation cites the case of dancer and choreographer Augusto Cuivias.
In December 2007 he heard a noise while he was at home with his partner and son.
He called the police, who said they had no transport. So he called his former wife, who drove the police to the home.
When they arrived, Amnesty International says, the police opened fire indiscriminately, killing Mr Cuivias and his guard. His partner suffered a miscarriage.
Although two members of the police were arrested, no disciplinary action has apparently been taken against any officer. Amnesty says this is typical.
Families are unable to find out why their relatives are killed and, without money, they have little hope of getting justice.
Amnesty says it was told there was no need for an investigation, since the killings are lawful.