Zimbabwe post-election violence commission of inquiry doomed
HARARE – By rushing to blame the main opposition party over the mayhem that rocked Harare just after harmonised elections, President Emmerson Mnangagwa could have compromised his mooted commission of inquiry to probe the disturbances. The commission is set to investigate what led the army to kill at least six people during demonstrations by supporters […]
Army Boss Accuses MDC Alliance For Post Election Violence Deaths, Leaves Out Soldiers Who Pulled The Trigger
Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) boss Philip Valerio Sibanda yesterday accused MDC Alliance for causing the deaths of six people shot by soldiers during post election violent protests in Harare over presidential election results announcement. In an interview with a local publication ahead of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces Day today, ZDF Commander General Sibanda said six […]
‘Shot like a dog’: Zimbabwe buries its post-election dead
The four children of a fruit-seller gunned down by Zimbabwean soldiers in post-election violence wept uncontrollably at the sight of their father lying in a casket under a baking sun. Ishmail Kumire, 41, was one of the six victims of Wednesday’s bloody chaos, sparked when troops fired on opposition activists protesting alleged electoral fraud. The […]
‘Exercise restraint,’ UN urges Zimbabwe after post-election violence
After reported attacks on demonstrators protesting election results in Zimbabwe that have left three dead, the United Nations called on the country’s leaders on Wednesday to reject any form of violence. “We are concerned about reports that there have been incidents of violence in some parts of Zimbabwe,” UN deputy spokesperson Farhan Haq told reporters […]
Deaths, Criminality in Post-Election Violence, Says HRW
There is credible evidence that Guinea’s security forces used excessive lethal force and engaged in other unprofessional conduct during violent street protests in February and March 2018, Human Rights Watch said today. No member of the police or gendarmes has been arrested or charged. Disputed February 4 local elections and a February 12 teachers’ strike […]