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Prosecute Security Forces For Violence, Rape, HRW Tells Zimbabwe

The Zimbabwean authorities should arrest and prosecute those responsible for abuses and send a strong message that crimes by the security forces won't be tolerated, a Human Rights Watch report says, accusing the country's security forces of using excessive lethal force to crush nationwide protests which were triggered by a sharp hike in fuel prices in January. The report comes as South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is in Zimbabwe for the binational commission which seeks to strengthen cooperation between Pretoria and Harare.

Zimbabwe: Excessive Force Used Against Protesters - HRW

HRW, 12 March 2019

Zimbabwe security forces used excessive lethal force to crush nationwide protests in mid-January 2019, Human Rights Watch said today. President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s sudden… Read more »

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Violence and Rape by Zimbabwe Gov't Forces After Protests

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11 March 2019

Zimbabwe security forces used excessive lethal force to crush nationwide protests in mid-January 2019, Human Rights Watch said today. President ... see more »

Zimbabwe: Sex Workers Raped During Army Clampdown, Says Feminist Group

New Zimbabwe, 31 January 2019

A coalition of women rights groups based in Zimbabwe says that a number of sex workers were raped by members of the country's security forces who were deployed to quell violent… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Rape, Brutality As Soldiers Crash Protests

Zimbabwe Standard, 27 January 2019

The violent clampdown on protesters by soldiers and the police has left deep scars and trauma on children and women who were beaten up, raped or were forced to watch as their… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Army Must Go Back to Barracks

Zimbabwe Standard, 27 January 2019

The widespread reports of rape and unprovoked assault of citizens including women and children are very disturbing. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Soldiers Invade People's Homes

Zimbabwe Independent, 18 January 2019

At a private hospital in Harare on Wednesday, a mother lay between her two children, all writhing in pain from injuries sustained when masked soldiers attacked their home Boko… Read more »

Man openly whipped by a soldier during the violent protests.

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Claims of Rape Against Soldiers During Crackdown in Zimbabwe

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Mnangagwa Defends Army, Says Rape Victims Fake - VIDEO

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has challenged victims of the January military crackdown to come forward with evidence to substantiate the allegations leveled against the army. M Read more »
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Dozens of Children Arrested During Zimbabwe Protests

Although the government has promised to investigate cases of child abuse, police confirmed arresting 36 children who allegedly participated in the recent violence that rocked ... Read more »
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Zimbabwean Police Backtrack on Video of Man Being Beaten

First, Zimbabwean police said that a shocking Sky News video showing security forces beating handcuffed man had been shot in 2016. Then th Read more »
- Zimbabwe: Police Spokesperson Backtracks on Police, Army Torture Video
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