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Demonstrators chanted and waved banners saying "No Mugabe No."
One of the coordinators of the demonstration (Dumi Tutani) said the protesters are trying to raise awareness of human rights abuses in Zimbabwe.
A member of Britain's Parliament, Kate Hoey, attended the rally and received a petition from the protesters. It urged southern African nations to speak out against the Zimbabwean president and called on European Union countries to suspend aid to southern African nations until human rights conditions in Zimbabwe have improved.
President Mugabe has come under international criticism since 2000, when the government began seizing white-owned commercial farmland.
Rights groups have also denounced Mr. Mugabe's government for a crackdown on opposition leaders, alleged election fraud, and a massive eviction of slum dwellers.
President Robert Mugabe blames his country's woes on Western nations that have frequently criticized his rule and have imposed sanctions against his government. © 2007 Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Posted October 15th, 2007 by Dinka
