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  • Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe, left, and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, prepare for a photo session after a swearing in ceremony of deputy ministers at State House in Harare on February 19, 2009.

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    SADC: Press Zimbabwe to Implement Rights Reforms

    Southern African leaders should press Zimbabwe's power-sharing government to end ongoing human rights violations and to implement legal reforms.

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  • SADC: Press Zimbabwe to Implement Rights Reforms
    Aug 31, 2009

    Southern African leaders should press Zimbabwe's power-sharing government to end ongoing human rights violations and to implement legal reforms.

  • US: Clinton Should Stress Human Rights on Africa Trip
    Jul 31, 2009

    US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton should emphasize human rights on her seven-nation trip to Africa.

  • Letter to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Advance of Her Africa Trip
    Jul 30, 2009

    Human Rights Watch writes to Secretary of State Clinton in advance of her seven-nation tour of Africa to urge her to emphasize good governance, respect for human rights, and the rule of law.

  • Angola: Stop Military Abuses in Cabinda
    Jun 22, 2009

    The Angolan government should immediately end the unlawful detention and torture of people suspected of rebel activities in the oil-rich enclave province of Cabinda.

  • Angola: Strengthen Voting and Rights Protections
    Feb 23, 2009

    The government should address the failings in the 2008 parliamentary elections and ensure that the resounding victory of the ruling Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) does not translate into further restrictions of civil and political freedoms.

  • Angola: End Torture and Unfair Trials in Cabinda
    Dec 10, 2008

    The Angolan government should urgently end torture and unfair trials in state security cases. Fourteen civilians who were arbitrarily detained and tortured in military custody are currently being held on security charges in the Angolan enclave of Cabinda.

  • European Union: Urgently Deploy a "Bridging" Force to North Kivu in the eastern DRC
    Dec 9, 2008

    We write to urge that you and your colleagues from other European Union member states use this week's EU Summit to urgently heed the call from United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and decide to deploy an EU "bridging" force to North Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

  • United States: President Bush Signs Law on Child Soldiers
    Oct 3, 2008

    Under a new law signed today by US President George W. Bush, leaders of military forces and armed groups who have recruited child soldiers may be arrested and prosecuted in the United States.

  • Angola: Irregularities Marred Historic Elections
    Sep 15, 2008

    Angola’s parliamentary elections on September 5, 2008, reportedly won by the ruling MPLA party, were marred by numerous irregularities. Preliminary results indicate that the MPLA won more than 80 percent of the vote, the first held in Angola since 1992.

  • The costs of marital rape in Southern Africa
    Aug 18, 2008

    For years now, women’s groups in Southern Africa have campaigned tirelessly to ensure that the Southern African Development Community adopt the Protocol on Gender and Development. Yesterday, the SADC finally took that historic step. Member states will be obliged to amend their laws to ensure equal rights for women across a wide range of issues, from provisions that require member states to enshrine equality in their constitutions, to firm commitments to reduce maternal mortality by 75 per cent. But while that’s a cause for celebration, the Protocol still does not refer explicitly to domestic violence, and it still doesn’t oblige states to introduce legal provisions that criminalise marital rape.

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