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<p>The UK is seriously concerned about the challenging human rights situation in Zimbabwe.
It remains one of the UK's 30 Human Rights Priority Countries globally. The Minister
for Africa spoke to the Zimbabwean Foreign Minister on 8 June and expressed his deep
concern regarding recent reports of the abduction and torture of three female opposition
activists, including a Member of Parliament - Joanna Mamombe, Cecilia Chimbiri and
Netsai Marova. He urged the Foreign Minister to ensure the Government of Zimbabwe
makes concrete progress on human rights, including investigations into violations.
The UK will continue to monitor developments closely and urge the Government of Zimbabwe
to uphold the rule of law and respect human rights.</p><p>Currently, the EU has an
arms embargo against Zimbabwe and active targeted measures against the company Zimbabwe
Defence Industries. There are also suspended targeted measures in place against three
current and former security sector chiefs. The UK remains aligned to the EU's restrictive
measures on Zimbabwe during the Transition Period. The UK will continue to assess
the appropriateness of these measures in light of recent developments on the basis
of human rights and progress towards genuine political reforms.</p>
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