Zimbabwe government abuses critics, allege rights groups

A man arrested for protesting over human rights abuses makes a court appearance in leg irons at the magistrates courts in Harare, Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. Human rights defenders say it appears the government is using restrictions imposed to combat COVID-19 to suppress political criticism. Opposition officials, human rights groups and some analysts accuse Mnangagwa of abusing the rights of critics, using tactics as harsh as his predecessor, the late Robert Mugabe.

Zimbabwe’s deteriorating economy and reports of alleged corruption involving the procurement of COVID-19 protective equipment and drugs have stoked peoples’ anger at a government that promised reform and prosperity when it took power in 2017. Opposition officials, human rights groups and some analysts accuse Mnangagwa of abusing the rights of critics, using tactics as harsh as his predecessor, the late Robert Mugabe.

“These cases reveal a trend of human rights violations consisting of acts aiming to morally exhaust, silence, punish, impoverish, sometimes physically injure the targeted individuals, and exposing them to the risk of contracting the virus while arbitrarily detained in prisons,” said Zimrights in a joint statement with the International Federation for Human Rights.

“We are seeing an increasingly worrying trend where authorities are abusing the law to persecute people perceived to hold views different to those of the establishment,” said Kumbirai Mafunda, spokesman for Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights, which is providing lawyers to many of those arrested in the crackdown. Authorities, he said, “are using pre-trial detention as a form of punishment,” pointing to cases where those arrested are denied bail for lengthy periods.

Chinamasa, the ruling party spokesman, last week warned opposition leaders that “they should not be like children playing with fire. It will be very dangerous for them.” He accused the main opposition MDC Alliance party of training “renegades” overseas “to come and cause mayhem and violence.”“It’s all part of tactics to wipe us out.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

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Same in Chile... We are ok national curfew. And heavy police and military opresión to manifestations against Piñeras government

That's the worst photoshop I've ever seen

Yes, that is going on too. And Trump is using the sentiment against abuse of power to abuse power.

How does zimbabwe even get those signs? That photo looks so fake.. Wouldn't put it past for making up crap... Again ...

Very Trumpian.

Have you covered a report like that in Melbourne by any chance

Just like US Democrats!

Zimbabwe? Just look in USA!Rioting, looting criminals by the thousands are told that their ill-informed ignorance is good while going to the beach, playing in parks and worshiping your god(s) is considered criminal! (Gov., Cov19 ,suppression of opinion)

LOL sounds familiar.

Just like governors are *trying* to use it here to suppress Trump's, and individuals', first amendment rights to assemble peacefully at his rallies.

Not only zimbabwe

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