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Torture by state agents in Zimbabwe: January 2001 to August 2002 |
| Author |
Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum |
| Edition |
PDF ed. |
| Published |
Harare: ZHRNGO |
| Year |
2003-03-31 |
| Pages |
49 |
| Abstract |
Against the background of the seriously deteriorating human-rights situation in Zimbabwe, there is increasing evidence of the involvement of formal State agencies such as the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP), the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) and the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) in the perpetration of gross human-rights violations. In recent months, human-rights organisations have seen a dramatic increase in cases in which State agencies are alleged to have committed human-rights violations. This represents a change in the profile of human rights violations, which hitherto have been allegedly committed mainly by Zanu PF supporters, youth militia and so-called "war veterans". This report only deals with matters up to August 2002, but it is evident that there have been further cases of police torture since then. Developments subsequent to August 2002 may be dealt with in additional reports of the Human Rights Forum but, as will be seen, the conclusions, based only on a selection of cases from the data up to August 2002, are extremely worrying and require urgent action, both locally and internationally.
www.hrforumzim.com |
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torture2001-2002zhrf_20030410.pdf (442 Kb) |
| Country |
Zimbabwe |
| Themes |
- Demography
- Governments
- Health
- Human rights
- NGO's (African)
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