Zimbabwe: African Union slams abuses in Zimbabwe

The African Union has lambasted President Robert Mugabe's government for flagrant human rights abuses. It is Africa's most damning condemnation of Zimbabwe yet, says Zvakwana in its latest bulletin. A report adopted by the AU executive council on Saturday slams the government for the arrests and torture of opposition members of parliament and human rights lawyers, the arrests of journalists, the stifling of freedom of expression and clampdowns on other civil liberties. This is the harshest criticism Mugabe has had to bear from his continental peers. The report was adopted by the AU's executive council, which comprises foreign ministers of the 53 member states, despite strong opposition from Zimbabwe. Email your support and ask for a copy of the report to [email protected] or [email protected].