Red Cross Help for Zim Prisons
Zimbabwe’s prisons, infamous for being dirty and disease-ridden, will get a much-needed injection of help from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the agency has announced.
In a press statement, head of the ICRC’s team in Harare, Thomas Merkelbach, points said: “We are working closely with the prison authorities to improve the situation for the most vulnerable detainees."
The organisation is already started distributing food to 6 300 detainees.
To read the article titled, “Red cross steps up aid to desperate Zim prisons,” click here.
In a press statement, head of the ICRC’s team in Harare, Thomas Merkelbach, points said: “We are working closely with the prison authorities to improve the situation for the most vulnerable detainees."
The organisation is already started distributing food to 6 300 detainees.
To read the article titled, “Red cross steps up aid to desperate Zim prisons,” click here.
Source:
<br /> Mail and Guardian
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