New York based Human Rights Watch (HRW) releases horrific details of rights defenders and pro-democracy activists torture by Zimbabwe’s police and intelligence operatives

New York based Human Rights Watch (HRW) releases horrific details of rights defenders and pro-democracy activists  torture by Zimbabwe’s police and intelligence operatives

New York based Human Rights Watch (HRW) has released horrific details of rights defenders and pro-democracy activists being tortured by police and intelligence operatives during the recent anti-government protests.   The gruesome details were presented in Geneva, Switzerland yesterday, where the country’s human rights record came under global scrutiny at the United Nations’ Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR).   Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who is also Justice Minister, presented the country’s official report…

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‘We Don’t Know Whether Dzamara Is Dead Or Alive,’ Mnangagwa

‘We Don’t Know Whether Dzamara Is Dead Or Alive,’  Mnangagwa

Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday said government did not know whether missing activist Itai Dzamara was dead or alive.Responding to MDC-T Senator Morgen Komichi who wanted to know when government would declare Dzamara dead. He indicated that the government was still in the process of trying to ascertain his whereabouts. Source: newsday

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‘Interpol Should Be Called To Investigate Dzamara Disappearance’-Nelson Chamisa (MDC-T)

Kuwadzana East MP Nelson Chamisa (MDC-T) has suggested that Interpol should be roped in to probe the disappearance of activist Itai Dzamara. Parliament resumed seating today and Chamisa introduced the debated before adjournment. “We are saying if government cannot go on with the investigations, then let Interpol be invited to do finality on the matter because Dzamara’s family is suffering and they need closure,” Chamisa said. “Last time the issue was introduced in the National…

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Lest We All Forget: ‘Zimbabweans Need Answers Now!’

Lest We All Forget: ‘Zimbabweans Need Answers Now!’

They should tell us what happened to the following people who died for opposing Mugabe’s oppressive, brutal Zanu PF. 1. Alphonso Plaxedes of Dzivarasekwa, Harare was killed on 10 June 2003. 2. Andoche Julius, a farm foreman was shot and killed on 20 April 2000 by Zanu PFmilitia. 3. Bakari Besta was beaten to death by Zanu PF youths at Stodart Farm in Shamva on16 May 2008. 4. Bakacheza Joshua, an MDC driver was abducted…

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Ex CIO Chief, (Mutasa) Says He Is Ready To Name His Team Of Zanu PF Murderers, Torturers & Abductors.

Ex  CIO Chief, (Mutasa) Says He Is Ready To Name His Team Of Zanu PF Murderers, Torturers & Abductors.

Zimbabwe People First (ZPF) elder, Didymus Mutasa — who was for a long time one of the closest people to President Robert Mugabe, and the political head of the country’s dreaded CIO— says he is prepared to name out some of the Zanu PF thugs who have been fingered in the abduction and torture of innocent Zimbabweans over the years. However, he told the Daily News in an exclusive interview yesterday, that he was wary…

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