False Dawn

The Zimbabwe Power-Sharing Government’s Failure to Deliver Human Rights Improvements

I. Introduction

II. Update

III. Continuing Human Rights Violations

Political Violence against MDC Activists and Perceived ZANU-PF Critics

Politically Motivated Prosecution of MDC Legislators and Activists

Harassment of the Media

Persecution of Lawyers and Judicial Officers

Targeting of Commercial Farmers

Ongoing Human Rights Abuses in the Marange Diamond Fields

IV. Failure to Undertake Legislative Reforms

V. Delay in Implementing Institutional Reforms

VI. Lack of Accountability for Human Rights Violations

VII. Recommendations

To the Transitional, Power-Sharing Government of Zimbabwe

To the Member States of the Southern African Development Community

To the European Union and the United States