Zimbabwe: Further information on torture and ill-treatment/ harassment

Zimbabwe: Further information on torture and ill-treatment/ harassment

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Index Number: AFR 46/023/2008
Date Published: 4 July 2008
Categories: Zimbabwe

Jenni Williams and Magodonga Mahlangu, the leaders of the activist organisation Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA) were granted bail on 3 July 2008 by the High Court. They had spent nearly six weeks in detention at Chikurubi Maximum Prison in Harare. They were arrested after engaging in peaceful protest against state-sponsored violence. \r\n\r\n