USA raises alarm against Zambia

By NATION REPORTER

THE 2023 USA Human Rights and Democracy Report on Zambia has raised alarm against the Zambian government for having continued perpetrating arbitrary arrests, unlawful and extra-judicial killings, torture, degrading and inhuman treatment of citizens with dissenting views.

The report has stated that there were significant human rights issues which included extrajudicial killings, torture, cruel and inhuman punishment being perpetrated by the government.

“There were harsh and life- threatening prison conditions, serious restrictions on freedom of expression and media freedom, including violence and threats of violence against journalists, censorship, and enforcement of or threat to enforce criminal libel laws to limit expression,” the Report read in part.

The USA Human Rights Report reveals that there was also substantial interference with the freedom of peaceful assembly and freedom of CLICK HERE TO READ MORE