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Africa in Focus with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs: Unisa
1.Zambia- Lusaka
UN calls on Zambia to stop arbitrary arrests of opposition figures
The United Nations rights chief voiced concern Wednesday at reports of arrests and detentions of opposition members in Zambia before and after last week's election, which handed President Hakainde Hichilema a second term.
"I urge the authorities to stop arresting people arbitrarily and to uphold fully the due process rights of all those detained," Volker Turk said in a statement.
The country's electoral commission said on Tuesday that Hichilema took around 60 per cent of the vote in the August 13 general…
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