Zambia
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Overview
The authorities repressed the rights to freedom of expression, assembly and association. Journalists, media workers and lawyers were harassed. The police used intimidation to enforce COVID-19 movement restrictions. Children were denied their right to information about reproductive and sexual health and rights.
Death penalty status
Abolitionist in practice
Retains the death penalty in law, but hasn’t executed for at least 10 years
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Zambia: Killings and brutal crackdown against dissent set the tone for August election
Southern Africa: Governments must urgently ramp up Covid-19 vaccination efforts to avoid third wave catastrophe
East and Southern Africa: Media freedoms curtailed as COVID-19 regional crises expose urgent need for access to information
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Laura Miti: “My dream is a Zambia which lifts itself up”