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UN Experts to Probe Alleged Rights Violations in Zimbabwe

United Nations human rights experts have called on the government to end what they called "a pattern of disappearances and torture aimed at suppressing dissent". In a hard-hitting statement, the team called on President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration to "cease all abductions, torture and hold perpetrators to account as a matter of urgency".

Zimbabwe: Govt Under Fire From UN Rights Experts Over Abductions

allAfrica, 15 June 2020

Expressing “grave alarm”, UN human rights experts have called on Zimbabwe to immediately end a reported pattern of disappearances and torture that appear aimed at… Read more »
Zimbabwe: UN to Dispatch Experts to Probe Rights Abuses

New Zimbabwe, 11 June 2020

The government's renewed crackdown against critics has caught the attention of the United Nations which has expressed its desires to send a team of experts to Zimbabwe to assess… Read more »
Zimbabwe: MDC Drama - Mnangagwa's Govt Shooting Itself in the Foot

Zimbabwe Independent, 12 June 2020

The takeover of the headquarters of the opposition MDC-Alliance by the MDC-T faction led by Thokozani Khupe with the aid of soldiers and police officers, as well as the dramatic… Read more »
Africa: Court of Human Rights On the Brink of Collapse

DW, 11 June 2020

Civil society rejoiced when the Tanzania-based African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights was established in 1998. But the dream for justice within the continent risks falling… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Misa Blasts State for Snooping On Citizen Movements

New Zimbabwe, 9 June 2020

The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Zimbabwe has expressed worry over government's increased surveillance on citizens following Justice Minister Kazembe Kazembe's… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Army, Police Top Human Rights Violations - Watchdog

263Chat, 8 June 2020

For the second time this year, the police and army have topped the list of perpetrators of human rights violations, according to the Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP). Read more »

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Zimbabwe Govt Dismisses Rumours of Imminent Military Coup

The Zimbabwean government has dismissed as false, allegations of an impending coup to dethrone President Emmerson Mnangagwa, accusing allies of the late former president Robert ... Read more »
- Zimbabwe: Govt Dismisses Rumours of Imminent Military Coup
- Zimbabwe: Security Chiefs Dismiss Coup Rumours
Kagame Joins AU in Call to Lift Sanctions on Sudan, Zimbabwe

Rwandan President Paul Kagame has called for the lifting of sanctions against Zimbabwe and Sudan as both countries struggle to cope with the economic and social impact of the novel ... Read more »
- Rwanda: Lift Sanctions Against Sudan, Zimbabwe - Kagame
- Africa: 'Quarantine' Politics to Win COVID-19 Fight - WHO
Is Zimbabwe Govt Using Lockdown to Mask Clampdown On Critics?

First, it was the alleged abduction and torture of three opposition activists by suspected state security agents, followed by the arrest of private media journalists Frank ... Read more »
- Zimbabwe: Govt Using Lockdown to Mask Clampdown On Critics, Media - Labour Boss
- Zimbabwe: Mliswa Urges Matanga Sacking for Failing to Deal With Abductions

President Emmerson Mnangagwa (file photo).

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