Human rights organisations have renewed calls for justice over the disappearance of pro-democracy activist Itai Dzamara, who was abducted 11 years ago.
Dzamara disappeared on March 9, 2015, after being allegedly taken by unidentified men from a barber shop in Glen View, Harare. He has not been seen since. Dzamara had been a vocal critic of former president Robert Mugabe before his disappearance.
Amnesty International Zimbabwe said Dzamara's family has endured years of anguish waiting for answers on his fate. The human rights watchdog urged the government to establish an independent, judge-led commission of inquiry to investigate the circumstances surrounding Dzamara's abduction.
A decade after the disappearance of human rights activist and journalist Itai Dzamara on March 9, 2015, pressure is mounting on Zimbabwe's Zanu PF government to provide answers.
Dzamara was allegedly abducted by state security operatives, and his whereabouts
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Human rights group Amnesty International has accused the Zimbabwean government of obstructing efforts to uncover the fate of pro-democracy activist and journalist Itai Dzamara, who disappeared nine years ago. Dzamara, last seen on March 9, 2015 after being forcibly taken by unidentified individuals in Harare's Glen View suburb, remains unaccounted for. This is despite President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government
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