Harare, 17 April-(ANA)-As Zimbabwe prepares to commemorate its Independence Day tomorrow, Amnesty International warned that continuing human rights abuses by elements within the government risk undermining the inclusive government.
“Certain elements within the government are ordering human rights abuses and the government doesn’t seem to be willing or able to do anything to stop them,” said Simeon Mawanza, Amnesty International’s expert on Zimbabwe.
The organization expressed particular concern about the continued detention of three political detainees more than four months after their abduction by state security agents. They face charges widely believed to be fabricated by the previous government.
Other detainees released in March, including Jestina Mukoko, still face charges that raise doubts about the government’s commitment to ending a culture of human rights violations that characterized the previous government’s struggle against perceived opponents.(ANA)
