Zimbabwe: Human rights lawyer denied bail: Beatrice Mtetwa

Index Number: AFR 46/002/2013
Date Published: 20 March 2013
Categories: Zimbabwe

Prominent Zimbabwean human rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa was arrested in Harare on Sunday 17 March when she went to help a client whose home was being searched by police. She was denied bail on Wednesday 20 March and remains in custody, despite the High Court issuing an order for her immediate release on Monday 18 March.