ZHRC raises alarm over gross human rights violations

THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) yesterday expressed concern over gross human rights violations in the country, calling on authorities to respect the rights of citizens as enshrined in the Constitution.

The ZHR said recent reports of arbitrary detention, harassment, physical and verbal attacks, among other violations on opposition and civic activists, were an affront to the national and international charters on civil, human and political rights.

This comes as the country’s human rights situation has come under global spotlight following the State’s brutal crackdown on anti-government protests.

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