{"id":9750,"date":"2019-06-06T16:47:11","date_gmt":"2019-06-06T16:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=9750"},"modified":"2019-06-06T16:47:11","modified_gmt":"2019-06-06T16:47:11","slug":"eu-concerned-over-harassment-of-human-rights-activists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/eu-concerned-over-harassment-of-human-rights-activists","title":{"rendered":"EU Concerned Over Harassment Of Human Rights Activists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The European Union (EU) expressed concern over the continued harassment of human rights activists by the Zimbabwean government.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing the media following the renewal of dialogue between the EU and Zimbabwe in Harare on Wednesday, EU Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Timo Olkonnen said:<\/p>\n<p>Clearly, there are also incidents like the recent arrests that have been happening on NGO and the human rights activists, which are issues that we discussed in a very frank and open and constructive atmosphere in this meeting.<\/p>\n<p>That is the reason why we are having this discussion to tackle a variety of issues.<\/p>\n<p>The EU delegation included European Union member states with ambassadors accredited to Zimbabwe from Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Romania, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The European Union (EU) expressed concern over the continued harassment of human rights activists by the Zimbabwean government. 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