Ein neues Briefing von Amnesty International dokumentiert, wie die simbabwischen Behörden mit brutaler Gewalt gegen Demonstranten durchgreifen. Durch schwere Menschenrechtsverletzungen wie u.a. Tötungen und Folter versuchten sie die am 14. Januar begonnenen Proteste gegen die Kraftstoffpreise zu unterdrücken.
Malawi: Minister’s shameful denial comments fueling attacks against persons with albinism
The Minister of Homeland Security’s comments that attacks on persons with albinism have not reached crisis levels will only embolden those perpetrating the assaults and are a disturbing reminder of the government’s inaction on the issue, Amnesty International said today. Weiterlesen
ZIMBABWE: President Mnangagwa’s threats ‘deeply troubling’
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Zimbabwe: President Mnangagwa’s threats ‘deeply troubling’
In response to President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s statement that the government will deal with those suspected to be behind the national ‘stay-away’ protests, including non-governmental organizations, trade union leaders, opposition leaders, doctors and lawyers, Muleya Mwananyanda, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for Southern Africa said: Weiterlesen
Zimbabwe: ‘Open for business’, Closed for dissent: Crackdown in Zimbabwe during the national stay-away 14-16 January 2019
A new briefing by Amnesty International documents how the Zimbabwean authorities have mounted a brutal crackdown and violence against protesters, using killings and torture, among other serious human rights violations to crush protests against fuel prices which began on 14 January. Weiterlesen
Zimbabwe: Joint open letter: Request to urgently end gross human rights violations in Zimbabwe
Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and Oxfam International are writing to urge President Mnangagwa to urgently take concrete and effective action to address the deteriorating human rights situation and increasing risk of a humanitarian crisis in Zimbabwe. We have observed with concern a pattern of suppression of dissenting voices in Zimbabwe. The failure of the Weiterlesen