‘Victims of organised ZRP violence and torture seek treatment for their injuries,-Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum

The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum has reported that following severe brutalization by the police the activists have sought medical treatment amid indications most of them were seriously injured during the attacks. The organisation said from 1 – 17 September 2016, 28 victims of organised violence and torture sought treatment for their injuries. “These victims had been assaulted in incidents in Harare, Epworth, Chitungwiza, Bindura, and Chiadzwa, or during the widespread violence on 17 September,…

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‘Mugabe Uses Enforced Disappearances As A Strategy To Spread Terro’r- Zim Human Rights NGO Forum

‘Mugabe Uses Enforced Disappearances As A Strategy To Spread Terro’r- Zim Human Rights NGO Forum

PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe’s regime has used enforced disappearances as a strategy to spread terror within the society, the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum has said. In a statement to mark the international day against enforced disappearances, the rights lobby group said the issue of insecurity spreads across communities. “The feeling of insecurity generated by this practice is not limited to the close relatives of the disappeared but affects their communities and society as a whole….

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