Zambia - Stalled Reforms Risk Reversing Human Rights Gains
Amnesty says vague laws and their misuse are curbing peaceful protest, speech and reporting as Zambia heads toward the 2026 vote.
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Zambia - Stalled Reforms Risk Reversing Human Rights Gains
Press Release - Candidates running in Zambia's general elections on 13 August must commit to reversing a growing pattern of authoritarian practices that threaten human rights before, during and after the polls, Amnesty International said today.
Amnesty International warns of rising authoritarian risk in Zambia ahead of elections
Amnesty International on Monday urged candidates in Zambia’s upcoming August 13 general elections to show a clear and genuine commitment to reversing the nation’s troubling authoritarian slide, warning that persistent state crackdowns on free speech and peaceful assembly now pose a serious threat to fundamental rights in the tense run-up to polling day, on election day itself, and the potentially volatile period that follows. In highlighting the…
Zambia: stalled reforms risk reversing human rights gains
Candidates running in Zambia’s general elections on 13 August must commit to reversing a growing pattern of authoritarian practices that threaten human rights before, during and after the polls, Amnesty International said today. In a new briefing, Authoritarian Practices Eating Away at Human Rights in Zambia: Escalating crackdown on human rights ahead of the 2026 general […] The post Zambia: stalled reforms risk reversing human rights gains appe…
Abductions, Enforced Disappearances, and Unlawful Detentions: Zambia’s Descent into State Lawlessness- Sishuwa Sishuwa
Abductions, Enforced Disappearances, and Unlawful Detentions: Zambia’s Descent into State Lawlessness By Sishuwa Sishuwa Zambia is on a knife-edge only several hours before voters head to the ballot box on 13 August to choose political leaders in a general election that might see Hakainde Hichilema becoming the latest casualty of the anti-incumbent election wave that […] The post Abductions, Enforced Disappearances, and Unlawful Detentions: Zamb…
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