Zimbabwe: Police attack on opposition supporter raises alarm about partisan policing and torture

By Amnesty International

Responding to the assault and torture of a supporter of the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) by members of the Zimbabwe Republic Police on 17 March, Muleya Mwananyanda, Amnesty International’s Deputy Director for Southern Africa, said: “This brutal and vicious assault against Godfrey Karembera is meant to intimidate political opposition supporters in Zimbabwe ahead […] The post Zimbabwe: Police attack on opposition supporter raises alarm about partisan policing and torture appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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