Democracy & Governance

SG/SM/11650
AFR/1716

The following statement was issued Sunday, 22 June, by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

The Secretary-General deeply regrets that, despite the repeated appeals of the international community, the Government of Zimbabwe has failed to put in place the conditions necessary for free and fair run-off elections. The circumstances that led to the withdrawal of opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai today from the presidential elections ...

(Johannesburg, June 24, 2008) – The African Union should not endorse Zimbabwe’s sham presidential runoff election on June 27, Human Rights Watch said today. African Union leaders should intervene to bring an immediate end to massive state-sponsored human rights abuses and enable democratic reform.

In the past few days, government repression and violence throughout Zimbabwe has intensified. Robert Mugabe’s ruling Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) has increased ...

Movement for Democratic Change (Harare)

26 June 2008
Morgan Tsvangirai
Harare

On March 29th the courageous people of Zimbabwe voted for hope at the ballot box. It was with a heavy heart and knowing the many challenges we faced that we agreed to participate in the illegally delayed runoff election.

It is now generally accepted that the violence we have endured since March 29th is unprecedented. The persecution and harassment of the MDC and pro-democratic ...

24 June 2008

SC/9369
Security Council
5921st Meeting (Night)

The Security Council this evening condemned the campaign of violence against the political opposition in Zimbabwe and the actions of the Government that had denied its political opponents the right to campaign freely, regretting that the violence and the restrictions on the political opposition had made it impossible to hold a free and fair election on 27 June.

In a statement read ...

Washington, D.C. – Zimbabweans fleeing political violence should receive protection in neighboring countries until they can return safely, Refugees International said today.

"African human rights conventions provide for protection of people fleeing persecution and violence, yet several of Zimbabwe’s neighbors refuse to give refuge to Zimbabweans," said Ken Bacon, president of Refugees International.

"At the very least, neighboring states should give Temporary ...