Zambia: Widespread Repression in Post-Election Crackdown

Opposition and Critics Forcibly Disappeared, Arbitrary Detained, Beaten

• Zambian police and military forcibly disappeared, arbitrarily detained, beat, and threatened opposition members, lawyers, journalists, and government critics in the days before and after general elections in August.
• The post-election climate of intimidation, harassment, and repression has had a chilling effect on civic and political organizations, particularly on dissenting voices.
• The authorities should immediately halt the…