US raises red flag over human rights violations in Zimbabwe

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Police disperse protesters in Zimbabwe's capital Harare. PHOTO | FILE | NMG

The United States has raised the red flag over alleged human rights violations in Zimbabwe, which include torture of government critics by security forces.

In its country report on human rights practices in 2020, the US Department of State’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labour said Zimbabwean security forces acted with tacit support from President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government.