Activists say ‘new Zimbabwe’ resembles Robert Mugabe’s
By DW
07 September 2019 |
3:08 pm
Zimbabwe’s commitments to respecting and upholding rights are under scrutiny as critics of the government are increasingly abducted and tortured. Such practices were common during the reign of Robert Mugabe.
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