A summary of the UN Special Rapporteur Report on sanctions against Zimbabwe

 

The illegality of Economic sanctions

 The United Nations Special Rapporteur indicated and highlighted that unilateral economic sanctions against Zimbabwe are illegal. The USA and EU sanctions are a violation of international law and they violate the  human rights of all Zimbabweans and hence they must be lifted

Effect on the general population

 She went on further to point out that even the United Nations has stopped imposing legal economic sanctions or targeted sanctions because they affect civilian human rights. The USA and EU sanctions are targeted at all Zimbabweans and as a result, and the economy has not been performing well and the general population were being affected.

Forced Reforms

The Special Rapporteur said in her report that no nation must be forced to undertake any reforms based on sanctions. She indicated in her report that dialogue between international players and internal players must be done with consideration of rule of law, international law, human rights and without the use of sanctions.

Consequences of Economic Sanctions

The Special Rapporteur was of the opinion that sanctions are forcing economic and business players in Zimbabwe to look for opaque methods to bust the sanctions. These methods have led to the formation of cartels and corruption.