Web pages about "Zimbabwe"

Zimbabwe: Pan-African Campaign of Solidarity for Zimbabwe - 4 July 2008

On Saturday 12 July 2008, following a call by CIVICUS: World Alliance For Citizen Participation, Amnesty International and the Global Call for Action Against Poverty (GCAP), citizens of Africa will unite to express their solidarity with the people of Zimbabwe who are suffering persistent violations of their rights. Saturday represents the launch of a Pan-African Campaign of Solidarity for Zimbabwe, and will be followed by events continent-wide.

Violence and coercion mark Zimbabwe's election - 27 June 2008

Voting in Zimbabwe on Friday has been marked by a campaign of state violence and intimidation in the run up to the presidential election.

Zimbabwe: State-sponsored violence and coercion create fundamentally flawed election - 27 June 2008

Amnesty International today said that it is deeply disturbed by the continuing campaign of state violence and intimidation as part of a deliberate strategy by the Zimbabwean government to ensure that Robert Mugabe wins today’s presidential election. The decision to hold the vote today comes despite calls by the international community to postpone the election until the security situation in Zimbabwe has improved.

Twelve bodies found in Zimbabwe – victims tortured to death - 20 June 2008

Victims allegedly abducted by ZANU-PF supporters who, in some instances, were accompanied by armed men believed to be government agents.

Open Letter to Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa, Chair of SADC - 20 June 2008

Amnesty International's Secretary General Irene Khan today wrote to the Chair of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), uring the grouping to convene an emergency summit on Zimbabwe.

Zimbabwe: Amnesty International reveals 12 bodies found; victims tortured to death - 19 June 2008

Amnesty International today revealed that 12 bodies have been found in various areas of Zimbabwe. Most of the victims appear to have been tortured to death by their abductors.

Zimbabwe: Amnesty International accuses government of using food for political gain - 6 June 2008

Amnesty International today called on the government of Zimbabwe to immediately lift its ban on field operations by non-governmental organisations (NGOs), and accused the government of using food for political ends.

Zimbabwe accused of using food for political gain - 6 June 2008

The government of Zimbabwe has banned field operations by non-governmental organisations in the country.

Sharp crackdown on political opponents in Zimbabwe - 4 June 2008

Amnesty International has condemned the detention of MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai, saying that his detention was part of a sudden, sharp and dangerous crackdown on political opposition in the run-up to the elections.

Zimbabwe: Sharp crackdown on political opponents - 4 June 2008

Amnesty International today condemned the detention of Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Morgan Tsvangirai, saying that his detention was part of a sudden, sharp and dangerous crackdown on political opposition in the run-up to the elections.