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UN expert expelled from Zimbabwe, SADC meets

AFP Global Edition 24 days ago

A UN torture expert was expelled from Zimbabwe on Thursday, before regional officials tried to mediate an end to the latest crisis dividing the government. Manfred Nowak was detained late Wednesday on his arrival in Harare, where he had been set to ...

UN official fears Zimbabwe govt 'could fall apart'

AFP Global Edition 24 days ago

A UN torture expert expelled from Zimbabwe on Thursday said he feared the country's unity government could fall apart, as regional leaders tried to mediate an end to the latest crisis. Manfred Nowak was detained late Wednesday on his arrival in Harare, ...

UN expert says Zimbabwe govt 'does not function'

AFP Global Edition 24 days ago

UN torture expert Manfred Nowak said his expulsion from Zimbabwe on Thursday showed that the country's unity government "does not function", in an interview with AFP. "The government, as a unity government, does not function," he told AFP shortly after arriving in ...

UN expert says Zimbabwe govt "does not function"

AFP Global Edition 25 days ago

UN torture expert Manfred Nowak said his expulsion from Zimbabwe on Thursday showed that the country's unity government "does not function", in an interview with AFP. "The government, as a unity government, does not function," he said shortly after arriving in Johannesburg ...

UN torture expert barred from entering Zimbabwe

AFP Global Edition 25 days ago

The United Nations' special rapporteur on torture who was barred from entering Zimbabwe to meet Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai left Harare Thursday for South Africa, his office said. "They are on their way back to Johannesburg and they will decide their next ...

UN torture expert flies back to S.Africa

AFP Global Edition 25 days ago

The United Nations' special rapporteur on torture who was barred from entering Zimbabwe to meet Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai left Harare Thursday for South Africa, his office said. "They are on their way back to Johannesburg and they will decide their next ...

UN torture expert says denied entry into Zimbabwe

AFP Global Edition 25 days ago

The United Nations' special rapporteur on torture said Wednesday he was being barred entry to Zimbabwe, where he was due to meet Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai. "The immmigration officials told us you are not allowed to go any further," Manfred Nowak, UN ...

U.N. torture expert detained in Zimbabwe airport

Reuters US Online Report World News 25 days ago

HARARE (Reuters) - U.N. human rights expert Manfred Nowak was detained at Harare airport on Wednesday by Zimbabwean security agents, even though he said he had been invited by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai. The Austrian academic arrived in Zimbabwe from Johannesburg, a ...

UN torture expert to meet Zimbabwe PM despite invite U-turn

AFP Global Edition 25 days ago

A UN independent torture expert said Wednesday he will travel to Zimbabwe to meet Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai despite the government's last-minute withdrawal of an unprecedented invitation. "I am going to Zimbabwe tonight. I will meet the prime minister tomorrow at 10," ...

Zimbabwe makes U-turn on UN torture expert's visit

AFP Global Edition 25 days ago

Zimbabwe has withdrawn an unprecedented invitation to a UN independent expert on torture at the last moment, the United Nations said Wednesday as a renewed political crisis gripped the country. The shift came as Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and ministers drawn from ...

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