Monday, November 03, 2008

Scathing report on post election violence

from Scoop New Zealand

Amnesty International launches scathing report on post-election Zimbabwe


Voting for the wrong political party in the upcoming New Zealand election will not land you in jail or a torture camp. Nor would you expect to be beaten, or arbitrarily arrested by the police. However this is the grim reality documented in Amnesty International's report just released, along with new video footage, which graphically demonstrates the ongoing suffering of the Zimbabwean people.

"While the political parties struggle to form a new inclusive government, the most vulnerable Zimbabweans are at further risk of extreme hunger. Many Zimbabweans are now only surviving by eating wild fruit," says Simeon Mawanza, Amnesty International's Zimbabwe expert...


To download a copy of the report, Zimbabwe: Time for Accountability, visit www.amnesty.org.nz

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