To Southern African Development Community Member States and the African
Union
•
Call on parties to the GPA, particularly ZANU-PF, to fully implement reforms promised
under the GPA, including constitutional, electoral, and security sector reforms within
a specific timeframe.
•
Urge the transitional government of Zimbabwe to guarantee, protect, and promote
fundamental rights, including freedom of expression, in accordance with its
domestic and international legal obligations.
•
Press the transitional government of Zimbabwe to institute genuine, meaningful, and
irrevocable reforms to enable the country to hold free, fair, and credible elections as
envisaged under the GPA.
To the Wider International Community (including the United States, the
United Kingdom, and Other European Union Members)
•
Press the transitional government of Zimbabwe to institute genuine, meaningful, and
irrevocable reforms to enable the country to hold free, fair, and credible elections as
envisaged under the GPA.
•
Sustain pressure on the transitional government to institute key human rights
reforms in accordance with set benchmarks under a specific timeframe.
•
Maintain targeted travel restrictions and asset freezes on President Robert Mugabe’s
inner circle, as well as individuals working for state media, who are responsible for
violating free expression rights until Zimbabwe meets specific human rights and
good governance benchmarks.
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Human Rights Watch | April 2010