Madam Deputy Speaker and hon Deputy Minister, there are serious reports of continued human rights violations, intimidation and arbitrary arrests of MDC activists by the police in Zimbabwe. It is known that the Movement for Democratic Change, MDC, is losing its majority in Parliament because of these arrests.
Just to give one example: The husband of the Minister of Regional Integration and International Co-operation in Zimbabwe, who is an MDC Mutambara official, passed away this week after being attacked in her home in Harare in July by Zanu-PF thugs. What is the department doing to address the deteriorating human rights situation in Zimbabwe? [Applause.]