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Original Post Date: 2007-03-22 Time: 00:00:00 Posted By: Jan
[Interesting, coming from Tony. But he also has to keep up pretences at being civilised. Jan]
Brussels – European Union sanctions against Zimbabwe, which British Prime Minister Tony Blair is to urge his EU partners to stiffen, were first put in place in 2002.
The measures include a travel ban and an assets freeze on government and other officials, and an embargo on any arms, training or assistance that could be used for internal repression.
They were imposed on President Robert Mugabe’s regime after the long-serving ruler won elections in 2002, which the opposition and foreign observers say were rigged.
The measures target “the government of Zimbabwe and persons who bear wide responsibility for serious violations of human rights and of the freedom of opinion, of association and of peaceful assembly”.
The EU lists 125 people subject to a travel ban and assets freeze, ranging from Mugabe and his wife to current and former ministers, through to intelligence, police and election officials, as well as governing party politburo members.
“The objective of these restrictive measures is to encourage the persons targeted to reject policies that lead to the suppression of human rights, of the freedom of expression and of good governance.”
The embargo also “imposed a prohibition on the supply of arms and related material, on the provision of relation technical training or assistance and on the supply of equipment that might be used for internal repression”.
The sanctions were extended last month until February 2008.
Other countries have imposed their own sanctions on Zimbabwe, including Australia, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland and the United States.
The Commonwealth, which unites 53 mainly former British colonies, has also imposed sanctions.
Mugabe pulled Zimbabwe out of the organisation in December 2003 after its membership had been suspended because of the controversial presidential election.
Despite the sanctions, Mugabe was able to attend the funeral for Pope John Paul II in April 2005. He has also been able to attend a FAO summit in Rome and a Franco-African summit in Paris. – Sapa-AFP
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