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Rule of Law in Zimbabwe
The Rule of Law in Zimbabwe
Robert Mugabe was elected into power in Zimbabwe in 1980, the year Zimbabwe was granted
independence from Britain. “Unfortunately, what has happened since 2001 is a complete collapse
of the rule of law, and it simply has been replaced by this dictatorial regime of Robert Mugabe,"
says Mark Ellis, the executive director of the International Bar Association.
Once considered Africa’s most sophisticated and developing legal communities, political turmoil
in turn caused lawyers and judges to flee the country. The country's prisons swelled and the pre-
trial detention population reached great heights .Torture became widely accepted as a legitimate
tool for police investigation and judicial processes. A total system collapse resulted in a
humanitarian for Zimbabwe.
In 2001 the International Bar associated sent lawyers to speak with President Robert Mugabe and
government officials. This was because a spate in violence had erupted and there were
complaints of harassment and the Rule of Law slowly becoming “Mugabe’s Law”.
The IBA heard that judges were being intimidated and sometimes forced to retire, court orders
weren’t being enforced by the police or government, journalists had been arrested, jailed and
tortured, there were bans on the media, strikes and protests were outlawed, and the military and
Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) were given rights to arrest and detain civilians.

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