Human rights abuses blot Zim’s Sadc chairmanship’

THE just-ended Southern African Development Community (Sadc) Heads of State and Government Summit that saw President Emmerson Mnangagwa assuming the chairmanship of the regional bloc has been described as a public relations gimmick by civil society organisations.

This comes as scores of human rights activists have found themselves under lock and key, facing charges of violence and planned protests against the regime.

By the beginning of the summit, over 160 activists across the country had been arrested, detained and denied bail by the courts.

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