Zambia : Protest against rape lands 39 in court

Zambian police recently arrested 39 people protesting against the rape and strangling to death of four young girls in the last year. The 39 men and women, who are members of the Non Governmental Organisations' Coordinating Committee(NGOCC), were charged with unlawful assembly and later appeared in court. They include NGOCC’s Chairperson, Inonge Wina, and the Vice-Chairperson, Petronella Chisanga.