CONTENTS
1. BACKGROUND
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GROWING FEAR
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2. “OPERATION RESTORE FEAR”: PATTERNS OF KEY HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS COMMITTED
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2.1 UNLAWFUL KILLINGS AND EXCESSIVE USE OF FORCE BY THE POLICE AND THE
MILITARY
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TORTURE, CRUEL, INHUMAN OR DEGRADING TREATMENT
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MASS AND WIDESPREAD ARBITRARY ARRESTS
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UNCONSTITUTIONAL DEPLOYMENT OF THE MILITARY
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2.2 TARGETING OF ACTIVISTS AND PERSECUTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS
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ARBITRARY DENIAL OF BAIL AND VIOLATION OF FAIR TRIAL GUARANTEES
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CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERS TARGETED
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TARGETING OF OPPOSITION MDC MEMBERS
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THREATS TO THE NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
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3. ARBITRARY RESTRICTION ON PUBLIC ASSEMBLY
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SUSPENSION OF THE INTERNET AND SUPPRESSION OF INFORMATION
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REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE TO THE HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
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4. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
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TO THE AFRICAN UNION
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TO THE ZIMBABWEAN GOVERNMENT
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‘OPEN FOR BUSINESS, CLOSED FOR DISSENT’
CRACKDOWN IN ZIMBABWE DURING THE NATIONAL STAY-AWAY, 14-16 JANUARY 2019
Amnesty International
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