(Via Instapundit) An article in the Village Voice reveals the horrors in Zimbabwe -- "Hell is a Real Place" A quick excerpts (the other parts of the story are much more graphic):
While a critical mass of anger and indignation in this country helped end South African apartheid, there is scarcely any awareness here of the facts on the bloody ground contained in this message in the Zimbabwe Report:
"Since January 2002, 57 people have been killed, 26 'disappeared,' and more than 450 tortured. Thousands have been forced to flee their home areas. Ninety percent of the violence has been perpetrated by ZANU-PF supporters or State Security agents, with encouragement from leading members of the government."
And, repeating my constant theme about the growing illegitimacy of the UN, the article concludes with:
...By the way, Zimbabwe is a proud member of the United Nations Human Rights Commission—along with Syria, Saudi Arabia, Cuba, and Sudan.