From Al Jazeera · Alex Milan Durie · · 50s
HRW demands Zambia end post-election crackdown
Human Rights Watch calls on Zambian authorities to stop intensifying repression of opposition following August's disputed presidential election.
In brief
Human Rights Watch calls on Zambian authorities to stop intensifying repression of opposition following August's disputed presidential election. Human Rights Watch demanded Zambia halt its crackdown on opposition parties following President Hakainde Hichilema's disputed August election victory. Originally reported by…
Disputed August election in Zambia
President Hakainde Hichilema won Zambia's elections in August. The election results were disputed. Following his victory, authorities launched a crackdown on political opposition.
HRW report released Sunday
Human Rights Watch released a report on Sunday calling on Zambian authorities to halt the vicious clampdown on the political opposition.
Intensifying repression continues
The rights group demanded that authorities put a stop to the intensifying crackdown on opposition parties following the disputed August elections.
The short version
Human Rights Watch demanded Zambia halt its crackdown on opposition parties following President Hakainde Hichilema's disputed August election victory.
