43 Years Independence Commemoration Marred By Rapidly Shrinking Civic Space and Decline in Freedoms: Zimbabwe ZimAt43 Zim43
Forty-three years after independence, authorities are yet to guarantee in practice the rights to freedom of expression, association, and peaceful assembly Flavia Mwangovya, Amnesty International's Deputy Director for East and Southern Africa
"Forty-three years after independence, authorities are yet to guarantee in practice the rights to freedom of expression, association, and peaceful assembly which are increasingly being threatened despite being guaranteed under the constitution and international law," said Flavia Mwangovya, Amnesty International's Deputy Director for East and Southern Africa.
"The right to freedom of peaceful assembly has continuously been violated and undermined with the authorities refusing to give clearance for some of the main opposition party's rallies, arresting and convicting peaceful protesters and using unnecessary and excessive force to stop protests. "As Zimbabwe approaches elections later this year, freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly have come under increasing
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