HRW: Zimbabwe Widows Left Homeless, Penniless by Relatives

Opportunistic relatives in Zimbabwe routinely trample the property and inheritance rights of widows, and the government lets it happen, according to a new Human Rights Watch report.    The title of the 52-page report by HRW says it all, “You Will Get Nothing.”   HRW researcher Bethany Brown says widows are routinely evicted from their homes and land, and their property is stolen by in-laws when their husbands die. “I spoke with widows across the country who...

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