INTERIM STATEMENT

Prior to the arrival of the main Mission team on 14 June 2008, an Advance Team of ten (10) MPs and eight (8) support staff was deployed on 8 June 2008 with the objective of assessing the prevailing pre-election environment by monitoring the state of preparedness and the political developments in the country. Following their accreditation, the Advance Team visited the suburbs of Harare and neighbouring provinces of Mashonaland East, Central and West and Manicaland....

The African Union Assembly, meeting in its 11th Ordinary Session held on June 30 to 1 July 2008, in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.

Deeply concerned with the prevailing situation in Zimbabwe

Deeply concerned with the negative reports of Southern African Development Community (SADC), the African Union and the Pan-African Parliament observers on the Zimbabwean Presidential run-off election held on 27 June 2008.

Deeply concerned about the violence and the loss of life...

Human Rights Watch

(Johannesburg, June 29, 2008) – African states should impose sanctions against Robert Mugabe and his illegitimate government in Zimbabwe after the sham presidential runoff, Human Rights Watch said today.

The situation in Zimbabwe, where government violence against opposition supporters continued even after the vote on June 27, 2008, will be on the agenda at the African Union summit in Sharm El Sheik, Egypt, on June 30 and July 1.

“The...

(Johannesburg, June 24, 2008) – The African Union should not endorse Zimbabwe’s sham presidential runoff election on June 27, Human Rights Watch said today. African Union leaders should intervene to bring an immediate end to massive state-sponsored human rights abuses and enable democratic reform.

In the past few days, government repression and violence throughout Zimbabwe has intensified. Robert Mugabe’s ruling Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) has increased...