Zimbabwe: Excessive Force Used Against Protesters

March 11, 2019 Video Video: Violence and Rape by Zimbabwe Gov't Forces After Protests Zimbabwe security forces used excessive lethal force to crush nationwide protests in mid-January 2019. (Johannesburg) – Zimbabwe security forces used excessive lethal force to crush nationwide protests in mid-January 2019, Human Rights Watch said today. President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s sudden announcement of a fuel price increase of 150 percent resulted in three days of demonstrations throughout Zimbabwe in which security forces fired live ammunition, killing 17 people, and raped at least 17 women. Zimbabwe…

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