In response to the announcement today that the independent broadcaster Prime TV will be suspended for 30 days, Deprose Muchena, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for Southern Africa said:
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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.

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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

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE

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

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

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

Hier ist der aktuelle Bericht von Front Line Defenders zur Situation von HRDs weltweit. Der Bericht (englisch) enthält 2 Abschnitte über Südafrika und Sambia. Front line defenders_global_analysis_2018     Weiterlesen

Amnesty International – Press Release

The Zimbabwean authorities must act swiftly to ensure security forces are held to account for ongoing brutal human rights violations, including torture, rape, beatings and killings of civilians, Amnesty International said today as the crackdown continues against last week’s ‘stay-away’.
Dozens of civil society leaders, activists, opposition leaders and suspected organizers of the national protests against a massive increase in fuel prices have gone into hiding, fearing for their lives. Weiterlesen

Eight people reportedly killed
Authorities shut down internet
200 people arbitrarily detained    Weiterlesen