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Concerns were also expressed about the detention of environmental defenders, the use of violence against families of detained activists, and the case of a Buddhist monk who was defrocked for his human rights activities.

This report shows that police violence is not situational but endemic to US policing, says the American Civil Liberties Union.

A UN human rights experts has called on Zimbabwe  to embrace and safeguard democracy, saying that the country’s change in leadership provided an opportunity to promote political tolerance, accountability and bring an end to impunity for human rights violations.

The Howard League says keeping men cooped up in overcrowded cells with nothing to do will not help them to lead crime-free lives on release.