ZLHR demands end to human torture

THE Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) has bemoaned recurrent incidents of torture in the country mostly perpetrated by State actors.

“The human rights lawyers … stand in solidarity with victims and survivors of torture and have assisted a significant number of people to obtain redress and to promote accountability for perpetrators who engage in these heinous practices, which have the effect of destroying the lives of victims,” the ZLHR said.

“Nonetheless, we are concerned that some architects of torture are yet to be held to account and we continue to receive reports of torture from across the country.

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