The Toronto Star - Rape a naked power play in Mugabe's Zimbabwe

By: Olivia West

Sara Andrews, Assistant Director, New Perimeter and Senior International Pro Bono Counsel speaks about the investigation conducted by New Perimeter and AIDS-Free World to document rapes against Zimbabwean women during the 2008 national election.  This article in The Toronto Star reports on the landmark decision by the South African government to investigate the mass rapes committed by President Mugabe's regime for political purposes.

Read about the New Perimeter project Zimbabwean Women's Rights and subsequent report, Electing to Rape.

Read full article: Rape a naked power play in Mugabe's Zimbabwe

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