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Zimbabwe: trade unionists at risk
For several years, members of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) have been subject to a campaign of harassment by the authorities.
Take Action > Priority actions > Search actions 		31 Jul 2007
Demonstration for democracy, rights and freedom for Zimbabwe
We urge people to protest at attempts to silence trade union leaders and the state sponsored violence and intimidation which has intensified since the first round of Zimbabwe's elections in March.
News & events > Events 		16 Jun 2008
Rally for Dignity: a celebration of women in struggle
The rally will be a celebration of the role of women in the global struggle for justice - with particular focus on the struggle for freedom in Zimbabwe and the role of women in this struggle, and a chance to build support the Dignity! Period. Campaign organised by ACTSA (Action for Southern Africa) – in solidarity with the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU).
News & events > Events 		26 Feb 2007
Zimbabwe: Trade unionists in detention at risk of torture
Amnesty International supporters are urging authorities in Zimbabwe to immediately release two leading trade unionists
News & events > News and features > News > May 2008 		15 May 2008
Zimbabwe: Threat of police beatings and torture for Trade Unionists during ‘stay away’ action
Amnesty International is concerned that activists from the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) who will go on a job stay away action on 3 and 4 April 2007 are at risk of being beaten by police and tortured while in police custody. The job “stay away” action was organised to protest government’s failure to address the declining economic situation in Zimbabwe. It is feared that the police will use excessive force to disperse demonstrations organised by the ZCTU as has been in the past.
News & events > News and features > News > April 2007 		3 Apr 2007
Zimbabwe: Government uses repressive legislation to put rights under siege
The Government of Zimbabwe has introduced national legislation to silence criticism and opposition, perpetrate human rights violations and place the basic rights of the Zimbabwean people under siege, Amnesty International said in a report published to mark World Press Freedom Day on Saturday 3 May.
News & events > News and features > News > May 2003 		2 May 2003
Zimbabwe: Stop human rights violations
On Monday 19 March, two members of the women's organisation Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA) were reported to have been taken from their homes in Harare at gunpoint by police and blindfolded. This follows events in Zimbabwe on 11 March 2007, during which about 50 activists were arrested at a public meeting.
Take Action > Priority actions > Search actions 		13 Aug 2007