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South African courts to hear Zimbabwe rights cases

Reuters JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – A South African court ruled on Tuesday its legal system can be used to investigate and prosecute citizens of neighbouring Zimbabwe suspected of crimes against humanity.…
Staff Writer
8 May 2012
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South Africa court orders Zimbabwe torture investigation

BBC South Africa must investigate Zimbabwean officials over allegations they tortured opposition figures in 2007, a Pretoria high court has ruled. Under international law, South Africa has a duty to…
Staff Writer
8 May 2012
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Judge: South Africa must probe rights in Zimbabwe ArticlesInternational JusticeInternational Justice ArticlesInternational Justice NewsInternational Justice TortureInternational Justice Torture ArticlesSouth AfricaZimbabwe

Judge: South Africa must probe rights in Zimbabwe

FOX News PRETORIA, South Africa –  A South African judge on Tuesday ordered prosecutors to investigate whether Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s government committed human rights abuses against his rivals ahead…
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8 May 2012
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Prosecutor ‘swaps sides’ in Harare rights case

The Business Day CITING threats and intimidation from his colleagues, the head of the National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA’s) Priority Crimes Litigation Unit, Anton Ackermann, has switched sides and come out…
Staff Writer
27 March 2012
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Menzi Simelane behind bid to thwart Zimbabwe torture probe

The Mail&Guardian Suspended prosecutions boss Menzi Simelane appears to be at the centre of an attempt to thwart the prosecution in South Africa of Zimbabwean government officials accused of torture.…
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26 March 2012
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South African court to hear Zimbabwe torture cases

News Day JOHANNESBURG — Two civil society groups on Monday launched a legal bid to compel South African authorities to investigate and prosecute Zimbabwean officials accused of crimes against humanity.…
Staff Writer
15 February 2012

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