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The police have become ‘‘more abusive’’ and the government is urged to fulfil its constitutional obligations. Zimbabwe's police are major perpetrators of human rights abuses with 3,200 cases of torture being recorded since 2001, data collected by the Human Rights NGO Forum has revealed. The police have been named as torturers and police premises as places of torture in hundreds of cases recorded by the forum. Recently the police have publicly assaulted and humiliated protesting labour union leaders, student and political activists and members of the Women of Zimbabwe Arise ( WOZA ) group as they demonstrated against the prevailing human rights, political and economic situation in the country. According to the report Who will Guard the Guards? Violations by Law Enforcement Agencies in Zimbabwe , 2000–2006, senior police officers often carry out torture. The report examines the involvement of state agents in the perpetration of human rights violations particularly the Zimbabwe Republic Police. Despite numerous complaints and reports, by the Human Rights Forum and other organisations, the government has taken ‘‘little remedial or preventative action. The Zimbabwe Republic Police continue to be involved in human rights violations, and, if anything, the abuses have become worse in the
Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series – Wiley
Published: Jan 1, 2007
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