Zimbabwe: immaterial outlook for Maintenance of Peace and Order Bill
- August 19, 2019
- - 5:46 pm
Summary The banning of opposition demonstrations in Zimbabwe means that no matter the imminent gazetting of the Maintenance of Peace and Order Bill, there are insufficient democratic governance reforms underway by the Zimbabwean government that would result in economic reengagement with and the lifting of sanctions by Western governments. Analysis Nationwide demonstrations by the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) were intended to begin in the capital Harare on August 16 and continue in Bulawayo and subsequent secondary cities from August 19. Prohibition rulings by the Zimbabwean judiciary, enforced by the Zimbabwe Republic Police, denied the opposition party their attempt …
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