UN report lashes Mugabe regime

UN report lashes Mugabe regime

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By Staff Reporter

A NEW Uinted Nations report has harsh words for the African nation of Zimbabwe, saying the government's destruction of urban slums has left 700-thousand people without homes or jobs and violated international law.

The operation was ordered without warning two months ago by Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe and was dubbed Operation Drive Out Trash.

The UN report is being made public on Friday.

A summary obtained Thursday night by The Associated Press harshly denounces the destruction of thousands of shantytowns, ramshackle markets and makeshift homes throughout Zimbabwe and demands it be stopped.

The government has promised to help people rebuild but rivals say the campaign is aimed at breaking up opposition strongholds in urban areas.

The UN says the operation was carried out indiscriminately with no regard for human suffering, even as it purports to target illegal dwellings and activities.

Meanwhile, the Zimbabwe government says it is studying the report and will respond to it at an "appropriate time".

Zimbabwe's representative to the U.N. Boniface Chidyausiku told the state-controlled Herald newspaper that Zimbabwe is not facing an "inquisition" and therefore was not under pressure to immediately respond to the report.

The Zimbabwe government was given a copy of the report on Wednesday.
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