Zambia: Closing Courts Curbs Access to Justice

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Click to expand Image Zambian opposition leader and National Reconciliation Party for Unity and Prosperity (NRPUP) presidential candidate Brian Muntayalwa Mundubile speaks to members of the media after casting his vote in Lusaka, Zambia, August 13, 2026. © 2026 Moses Mwape/Reuters (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.

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Primary source: Human Rights Watch News · August 26, 2026

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