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Home > Zimbabwe: Amnesty condemns ''repressive'' legislation

Contributor [1]
Thursday, May 8, 2003 - 03:00
Categories: 
Human rights [2]
Issue Number: 
109 [3]
Article-Summary: 

Amnesty International has accused the Zimbabwean government of using "repressive" legislation to silence dissent, and perpetrate human rights violations. In a report entitled "Zimbabwe: Rights Under Siege", released on 3 May to mark World Press Freedom Day, AI said the government had introduced and selectively used legislation as a vehicle for committing "widespread human rights violations" with impunity.

Category: 
Human Security [4]
Oldurl: 
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category.php/rights/14857 [5]
Country: 
Zimbabwe [6]

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