Open Letter to Mugabe

My name is Hanna Bergstrom and I am a member of Amnesty International in Sweden. I write this letter to express my concern over the continuing restrictions on freedom of expression in Zimbabwe, in particular the signing into the law of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act. These restrictions contravene the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), to which Zimbabwe has acceded, in particular Article 19, which guarantees a person's right to freedom of expression and freedom to seek, receive and impart information.