Exclusive photos show life in Zimbabwe after 30 years of independence

Friday 16 April 2010 The images offer a glimpse into the lives of ordinary people living in informal settlements set up after 2005's mass forced evictions. On Sunday, Zimbabwe commemorates 30 years since the end of colonial rule. However, the celebration of Zimbabwe’s independence is marred by the plight of hundreds of thousands of victims of human rights violations for whom freedom and dignity remain out of reach.To mark the 30-year anniversary, Amnesty International has released a series of exclusively commissioned photographs showing the effects on those who were evicted en masse in…

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