Democracy & Governance

The African Union Assembly, meeting in its 11th Ordinary Session held on June 30 to 1 July 2008, in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.

Deeply concerned with the prevailing situation in Zimbabwe

Deeply concerned with the negative reports of Southern African Development Community (SADC), the African Union and the Pan-African Parliament observers on the Zimbabwean Presidential run-off election held on 27 June 2008.

Deeply concerned about the violence and the loss of life ...

Human Rights Watch

(Johannesburg, June 29, 2008) – African states should impose sanctions against Robert Mugabe and his illegitimate government in Zimbabwe after the sham presidential runoff, Human Rights Watch said today.

The situation in Zimbabwe, where government violence against opposition supporters continued even after the vote on June 27, 2008, will be on the agenda at the African Union summit in Sharm El Sheik, Egypt, on June 30 and July 1.

“The ...

Office of the Press Secretary

STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT

On Friday, the Mugabe regime held a sham election that ignored the will of the people of Zimbabwe.

The international community has condemned the Mugabe regime's ruthless campaign of politically-motivated violence and intimidation with a strong and unified voice that makes clear that yesterday's election was in no way free and fair.

Any legitimate government of Zimbabwe must represent ...

ANC Today - South Africa

The withdrawal this week of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) of Zimbabwe, from the run-off Presidential Elections, that is due to take place today, Friday 27 June, is an indication of the depth of the political crisis in that country.

Yet it provides an opportunity for ZANU (PF) the MDC and other parties, to commence a dialogue to arrive at a workable political solution for the common good of all Zimbabweans.

Since 2001 the ...

In celebrating the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture (IDSVT), today, Namibia’s National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) condemns the widespread occurrence of torture in Namibia as well as the perfunctory and haphazard fashion in which the Government of Namibia (GoN) carries out its obligations under international law.

On December 12 1997, the UN designated today, June 26, as IDSVT in order to emphasize the indispensability of the freedom from torture and other cruel,

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