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Zimbabwe to ban international human rights groups

President Robert Mugabe’s government plans to ban international human rights groups from Zimbabwe and cut off overseas funding to local organisations promoting rights, according to a draft bill obtained by AFP. The bill would also set up a council whose members would be appointed by Zimbabwe’s social welfare minister to oversee the activities of foreign and local aid groups. “No foreign non-governmental organisation shall be registered if its sole or principal objects involve or include issues of governance,” according to the draft.Full Story