Sanction Leaders, Press for Peacekeepers to End Violence
African states should impose sanctions against Robert Mugabe and his illegitimate government in Zimbabwe after the sham presidential runoff, Human Rights Watch said today. The situation in Zimbabwe, where government violence against opposition supporters continued even after the vote on June 27, 2008, will be on the agenda [...]

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African Union Should Act to Stop Violence, Enable Democratic Reforms
The African Union should not endorse Zimbabwe’s sham presidential runoff election on June 27, Human Rights Watch said today. African Union leaders should intervene to bring an immediate end to massive state-sponsored human rights abuses and enable democratic reform.
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Voting in Zimbabwe on Friday has been marked by a campaign of state violence and intimidation in the run up to the presidential election. Amnesty International has said that it is deeply disturbed by the campaign that is part of a deliberate strategy by the Zimbabwean government to ensure that Robert Mugabe wins the election. [...]

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Dear President Mwanawasa,
I am writing to you in your capacity as the Chairperson of the Southern African Development Community (SADC). I am appealing to you to convene an emergency summit of the SADC heads of state and government to discuss the deteriorating human rights situation in Zimbabwe.
Since March 2007, Amnesty International has been [...]

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Amnesty International revealed on Thursday that 12 bodies have been found in various areas of Zimbabwe. Most of the victims appear to have been tortured to death by their abductors.
They were allegedly abducted by ZANU-PF supporters who, in some instances, were accompanied by armed men believed to be government agents.  
Four of the victims were [...]

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Government Should Halt Deportations, Allow Right to Work
The South African government should recognize that political repression and economic deprivation have forced Zimbabweans to flee their country and immediately stop deporting them, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Human Rights Watch called on the government to grant Zimbabweans in South Africa temporary status [...]

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International Election Observers Should Report Publicly on Abuses
The state’s escalating crackdown on leaders of the opposition and nongovernmental organizations is further evidence that Zimbabwe’s June 27 presidential runoff will not be free and fair, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Senior Officials Implicated in Political Violence
The Zimbabwean government’s campaign of violence and intimidation against the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) has extinguished any chance of a free and fair presidential runoff on June 27, 2008, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today. Human Rights Watch urged the African Union (AU) and [...]

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The government of Zimbabwe has banned field operations by non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the country. Amnesty International has accused the government of using food for political ends and called on them to immediately lift the ban.
"The suspension of field operations by all NGOs on the order of the Zimbabwean government is likely to increase food [...]

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Political Interferences Risks Worsening Widespread Hunger
The government should immediately reverse its decision to ban aid agencies from distributing food to hundreds of thousands of hungry people in rural areas, Human Rights Watch said today.
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