{"id":1738,"date":"2021-06-30T15:05:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-30T15:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/?p=1738"},"modified":"2021-07-11T15:27:41","modified_gmt":"2021-07-11T15:27:41","slug":"zambia-on-brink-of-a-human-rights-crisis-warns-amnesty-international","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/policy\/zambia-on-brink-of-a-human-rights-crisis-warns-amnesty-international","title":{"rendered":"Zambia on \u201cbrink of a human rights crisis\u201d, warns Amnesty International"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press<\/a> – Zambia<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Amnesty International has warned that Zambia is on \u201cthe brink of a human rights crisis.\u201d The organisation is alleging that President Edgar Lungu is using repressive tactics to win another term in elections set for August 12.<\/p>\n

Zambia has established a good track record of holding scheduled elections since the re-introduction of multi-party democracy in 1991 by founding president, the late Kenneth Kaunda, who had presided over a one-party system for over two decades.<\/p>\n

Dr Kaunda accepted defeat after 27 years in power and retired. When Dr Kaunda died aged 97 earlier this month, he was widely hailed as a statesman and a revered fatherly figure.<\/p>\n

Zambia, a country of 18 million people, won a reputation as a stable democracy in a continent where elections often lead to conflict. Now, Amnesty International is accusing President Lungu of trying to reverse those gains.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe human rights situation has drastically deteriorated,\u201d said Amnesty of the rule of President Lungu, 64, who first took power in 2015 after winning a disputed snap election to finish the term of populist leader Michael Sata who died in office.<\/p>\n

President Lungu was then elected to a full five-year term in 2016, although his main rival again alleged fraud. This will be President Lungu\u2019s last term in office if he wins, and Amnesty International is alleging that he is using repression to ensure victory.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we have seen in Zambia, especially in the past five years, is an increasingly brutal crackdown on human rights, characterized by brazen attacks on any form of dissent,\u201d said Deprose Muchena, Amnesty International\u2019s Director for East and Southern Africa.<\/p>\n

In a report titled \u201cRuling by fear and repression,\u201d the human rights organization says Zambia has seen a number of police killings, arrests of opposition leaders and the shutting down of media outlets amid \u201ca climate of fear and impunity.\u201d<\/p>\n

Social media activists are not safe, said Amnesty International, citing the case of a 15-year-old who is awaiting trial on three counts of criminal libel after criticizing Lungu on Faceboook.<\/p>\n

President Lungu has previously denied stifling the opposition and pledged free and fair elections during a meeting with foreign diplomats earlier this year.<\/p>\n

The Zambian president faces more than a dozen other contenders but his main rival remains Hakainde Hichilema who he narrowly defeated in 2015 and 2016.<\/p>\n

President Lungu has assured the nation of his health after collapsing earlier this month. Below is the report highlights Killings and brutal crackdown against dissent set the tone for August election<\/p>\n

Years of intensifying repression have pushed Zambia to the brink of a human rights crisis ahead of August\u2019s presidential elections, Amnesty International said today.<\/p>\n

What we have seen in Zambia, especially in the past five years, is an increasingly brutal crackdown on human rights, characterized by brazen attacks on any form of dissent Deprose Muchena, Amnesty International\u2019s Director for East and Southern Africa<\/p>\n

In a new report, \u201cRuling by fear and repression\u201d, the organization details how the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly have come under increasing attack particularly over the past five years, with opposition leaders and activists jailed, independent media outlets shut down, and at least five people killed by police since 2016.<\/p>\n

Zambia\u2019s ruling Patriotic Front (PF) party, led since 2016 by President Edgar Lungu, will seek re-election on 12 August. The PF came to power in 2011, after Michael Sata\u2019s victory. Sata later died in office in 2014, and the human rights situation has drastically deteriorated under Lungu\u2019s presidency.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we have seen in Zambia, especially in the past five years, is an increasingly brutal crackdown on human rights, characterized by brazen attacks on any form of dissent,\u201d said Deprose Muchena, Amnesty International\u2019s Director for East and Southern Africa.<\/p>\n

\u201cOpposition leaders, journalists, media houses and activists have all been targeted, and speaking out against allegations of government corruption or abuse has become more dangerous. Protests have been stopped or dispersed with unlawful and sometimes lethal force, and people who speak up against allegations of corruption have been intimidated and harassed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Amnesty International\u2019s report documents the deterioration of Zambia\u2019s human rights record over the past five years, when president Lungu came into power, and outlines how censorship, excessive use of force by the police, arbitrary arrests and detention have created a climate of fear and impunity.<\/p>\n

Public meetings by political opposition and civil society are largely restricted on the grounds of public security or managing the spread of Covid-19. Two critical media outlets have been shut down by the government over the last five years. Suppression of freedom of expression<\/p>\n

Zambia has experienced a systematic erosion of the right to freedom of expression in the past five years. Authorities have abused the law to criminalize peaceful dissent, charging critics with a wide range of offences including criminal defamation, incitement of public disorder and sedition.<\/p>\n

Opposition leaders, journalists, media houses and activists have all been targeted, and speaking out against allegations of government corruption or abuse has become more dangerous Deprose Muchena<\/p>\n

For example, on 9 March 2020, police arrested a 15-year-old boy in Kapiri Mposhi, and charged him with three counts of criminal libel after he allegedly criticized President Lungu on Facebook. He is currently awaiting trial. Opposition leaders have also faced retaliation for criticizing the authorities.<\/p>\n

In 2017, the leader of the United Progressive Party (UPP), Saviour Chishimba, was arrested and detained for several days, after he criticized the government\u2019s decision to invoke a state of emergency in response to a spate of arson attacks in the capital Lusaka.<\/p>\n

In 2019, the leader of Patriots for Economic Progress (PEP), Sean Tembo, was arrested on a charge of defamation for questioning the purchase of a US$400 million presidential jet, amid a national debt crisis.<\/p>\n

Media outlets have also come under attack during Lungu\u2019s presidency. In June 2016, one of the country\u2019s leading daily newspapers, The Post, was forcibly shut down and liquidated over a disputed tax debt.<\/p>\n

The closure of the newspaper, which was known for its critical investigative work against government, was preceded by state-sanctioned brutality against staff.<\/p>\n

In April 2020, the government revoked the broadcasting license of the country\u2019s leading private television station, Prime TV. No specific reasons were given for the move, but the Independent Broadcasting Authority stated that the action had been taken in the public interest.<\/p>\n

Police killings The crackdown has also led to an escalation of the excessive use of force by the police, which has been fatal in some cases. On 22 December 2020, police shot dead two unarmed people at a gathering of opposition supporters.<\/p>\n

Several people had gathered to show their solidarity with Haikainde Hichilema, leader of the United Party for National Development (UPND), who had been summoned for questioning at police headquarters in Lusaka. State prosecutor Nsama Nsama, who was not part of the gathering, was shot dead while buying a meal at a nearby restaurant, while Joseph Kaunda, a UPND supporter, was shot by police as they dispersed the crowd. A day earlier, government had publicly urged police to use \u2018any means necessary to maintain law and order\u2019 when dealing with opposition supporters.<\/p>\n

An investigation by Zambia\u2019s Human Rights Commission established that the order to shoot came from Lusaka Police Commissioner Nelson Phiri, who was removed from service but remained uncharged at the time of writing the report.<\/p>\n

In 2018, student Vesper Shimuzhila died when police threw a tear gas canister into her room, during their violent dispersal of a student protest. Her family were given $25,000USD in compensation but no officer has been charged. Such impunity is now entrenched in Zambia. One human rights defender said:<\/p>\n

\u201cThere has been such a rise in the levels of impunity that it now seems like a bottomless pit. There does not seem to be any bounds in terms of impunity and violations.\u201d A number of other people have also lost their lives at the hands of state and non-state actors.<\/p>\n

\u201cZambian authorities must commit to respecting, protecting, promoting and ensuring full respect for human rights before, during and after the 12 August election. The government must also end impunity for past human rights violations,\u201d said Deprose Muchena.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is evidence of senior government officials fueling the violence in Zambia over the past five years by the police. Anyone suspected to be responsible for human rights violations must be brought to justice in fair trials.\u201d<\/p>\n

Amnesty international is calling on the authorities to immediately end the crackdown on human rights including the rights to freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly and the removal of all unlawful restrictions on the rights of people in Zambia to freely receive and disseminate independent information and express peaceful dissent among others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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