Three years into office, Zambia’s Hichilema condemned by UN experts over rights violations

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President of Zambia Hakainde Hichilema. (Dan Kitwood/Gallo Images) Since January 2022, UN experts have received complaints over 26 cases of wanton arrests of government critics in Zambia under President Hakainde Hichilema.They say the arrests have resulted in increased political polarisation and self-censorship.Fred M’membe, the leader of the Socialist Party of Zambia, is the most prominent of […]

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Publish date : 2024-08-30 19:40:16

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