AMNESTY International Director for East and Southern Africa Deprose Muchena says the organisation stands by its report titled ‘Ruling by Fear and Repression’ and that it is not out of context. And Muchena says the organisation has no preferred candidate in the August polls, adding that their interest is in the protection of human rights by whoever is in power. . Commenting on government’s remarks that the report was quoted out of context and should be disregarded, Muchena argued that the report documented a systematic pattern of repression that had continued over the years as the country geared up for elections. He further said the organisation wrote to the Secretary to the Cabinet Dr Simon Miti before the report was...

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