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As crookED Emmerson prepares to welcome regional leaders to Harare, he does so against a backdrop of violence, intimidation, torture, and repression targeting activists, trade unionists, and political opponents.
Some of his victims include:
- Robson Chere, a trade unionist who was tortured for eight hours at Robert Mugabe International Airport.
- Namatai Kwekweza, a young female activist who was abducted from a plane.
- A mother with a one-year-old child, who is currently in jail.
- Seventy-eight political activists, led by Jameson Timba, who are also imprisoned.
As crookED Emmerson rolls out the red carpet for the SADC leaders, beneath it lies the blood of pro-democracy activists who have been beaten and tortured over the past month.
The world and these SADC leaders must be aware of this!
The stark contrast between the pomp and ceremony of the SADC summit and the brutal reality of human rights abuses occurring in Zimbabwe is jarring.