Zimbabwe: Amnesty rules out fair poll

President Robert Mugabe's ruling party has used threats and intimidation against opposition supporters ahead of this month's key elections which now cannot be free and fair, said Amnesty International. The London-based rights watchdog, which sent a fact-finding team to Zimbabwe last month, said in a report that, although the level of violence was lower than in the run-ups to previous polls, the playing field was far from level.