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False dawn

Human Rights Watch (Organization)

Corrupt Practices Political Violence Political Persecution

Documents how the Zimbabwe African Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF), the former sole ruling party, is using its greater political power within the government to obstruct human rights improvements. ZANU-PF supporters continue to commit abuses against perceived Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) supporters with impunity. Police, prosecuting authorities, and court officials aligned to ZANU-PF conduct political motivated prosecutions of MDC legislators and activists -- back cover