Zimbabwe: Arrest of members of opposition shows an escalating crackdown against freedom of association and assembly

By Amnesty International

Responding to the news that Zimbabwean police on 14 January arrested 25 members of political opposition party Citizen’s Coalition for Change (CCC) and allegedly physically assaulted the lawyer who was representing them, Flavia Mwangovya, Amnesty International’s Deputy Director for East and Sothern Africa, said: “The arrest of members of a political opposition party simply for […] The post Zimbabwe: Arrest of members of opposition shows an escalating crackdown against freedom of association and assembly appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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