US digs at Mnangagwa govt

THE United States of America (US) has accused the Zimbabwean government of lacking the political will to put behind bars human rights abusers after failing to “identify, investigate, or prosecute officials who may have committed human rights abuses”.

This comes after the country was earlier this year ranked among the world’s worst performers in terms of human freedom by the Human Freedom Index.

In their Zimbabwe 2023 Human Rights Report, the Joe Biden administration said significant human rights issues included credible reports of arbitrary or unlawful killings, extrajudicial killings, cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment by the government and harsh and life-threatening prison conditions.

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