Take Action Now: Stop Violence in Zimbabwe

Amnesty International has documented unlawful killings, torture and other ill-treatment, including beatings, as well as harassment and intimidation of mainly Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) supporters and human rights defenders in Zimbabwe following elections on 29 March 2008. By the end of May dozens of people had been killed and over 1600 people had been treated for injuries sustained from politically related violence. A week prior to the elections on June 27, Amnesty International revealed that 12 bodies have been found in various areas of Zimbabwe. Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, swayed by the massive violence lodged against civilians, has withdrawn from the run-off presidential elections against President Robert Mugabe.

AIUSA is now calling on governments in Zimbabwe’s neighboring countries to protect human rights in Zimbabwe. Visit http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/siteapps/advocacy/index.aspx?c=jhKPIXPCIoE&b=2590179&template=x.ascx&action=10531 to send a letter to Levy Patrick Mwanawasa, President of the Republic of Zambia and Chairperson of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), asking him to protect human rights in Zimbabwe. To learn more, visit http://www.amnestyusa.org/zimbabwe.