Zimbabwe: African Commission must urgently tackle Zimbabwe torture

REDRESS, the international NGO working to obtain justice and reparation for torture survivors, today calls on the African Commission for Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) to firmly address Zimbabwe’s torture record, which is rapidly spiraling out of control. Recently, human rights lawyers in particular have been targeted, including Zimbabwe Law Society President Ms Beatrice Mtetwa who earlier this month was severely beaten by police when she and other human rights defenders were participating in a peaceful protest outside the Harare High Court.