'Zimbabwe crisis destabilising Southern Africa'
Posted 1st August 2008 at 04:06 PM by NewsTracker
The torture and murder of Zimbabweans opposed to the regime of President Robert Mugabe is jeopardising security in the Southern African region.
This is the view of the non-governmental organisation (NGO), Solidarity Peace Trust which has just released a report into human rights violations taking place in Zimbabwe.
The dossier is the first comprehensive account of what's believed to be government-sponsored violence in that country during and after the March 29, 2008 elections. Activist Sharri Eppel says youth militia and war veterans are believed to be behind the attacks.
“We've seen meticulous kinds of torture. People having their genitals ripped off with barbed wire, people having needles, threaded repeatedly through their hands.”
Eppel further stated that in other instances people would have their hands and feet smashed repeatedly. People have been abducted, killed and then their bodies have turned up, sometimes weeks later.
Meanwhile, Britain says the Security Council might have to review its position on Zimbabwe if there is no progress in resolving the crisis there.
Britain, which backed a failed effort to impose United Nations (UN) sanctions on Zimbabwe, was reacting to the breaking off of power-sharing talks on Monday. - Additional reporting by Reuters
This is the view of the non-governmental organisation (NGO), Solidarity Peace Trust which has just released a report into human rights violations taking place in Zimbabwe.
The dossier is the first comprehensive account of what's believed to be government-sponsored violence in that country during and after the March 29, 2008 elections. Activist Sharri Eppel says youth militia and war veterans are believed to be behind the attacks.
“We've seen meticulous kinds of torture. People having their genitals ripped off with barbed wire, people having needles, threaded repeatedly through their hands.”
Eppel further stated that in other instances people would have their hands and feet smashed repeatedly. People have been abducted, killed and then their bodies have turned up, sometimes weeks later.
Meanwhile, Britain says the Security Council might have to review its position on Zimbabwe if there is no progress in resolving the crisis there.
Britain, which backed a failed effort to impose United Nations (UN) sanctions on Zimbabwe, was reacting to the breaking off of power-sharing talks on Monday. - Additional reporting by Reuters
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