Zambia Faces Post-Election Crackdown, Opposition Figures Targeted

• Opposition figures have been arrested and forcibly disappeared since President Hakainde Hichilema claimed victory in August.
• Authorities have been accused of beating, threatening, and arbitrarily detaining opposition members, supporters, lawyers, journalists, and government critics.
• Human Rights Watch has called on Zambia to halt the post-election crackdown.
• The crackdown occurred in the days before and after the August general election.
• The Zambian government has not yet responded to the allegations.