Human Rights Watch: Zambia - Closing Courts Curbs Access to Justice
August 26, 2026
August 26, 2026
NEW YORK, Aug. 26 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news:
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Zambia: Closing Courts Curbs Access to Justice
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(Johannesburg) - Zambian authorities suddenly closed and cordoned off the courts without credible explanation on August 24, 2026, effectively blocking the filing of any legal challenges to the results of the August 13 presidential election, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities should immed . . .
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Zambia: Closing Courts Curbs Access to Justice
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(Johannesburg) - Zambian authorities suddenly closed and cordoned off the courts without credible explanation on August 24, 2026, effectively blocking the filing of any legal challenges to the results of the August 13 presidential election, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities should immed . . .