Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the Zimbabwean government concerning the physical attack on Obey Shava at his Shava Law Chambers on 5 July.

The UK is aware of an attack on human rights lawyer, Obey Shava, on 5 July. We note the ongoing police investigation into the attack. As the Minister for Development and Africa said to President Mnangagwa on 5 May, the UK would like to see the Government of Zimbabwe meet its international and domestic obligations by safeguarding human rights and allowing space for political opposition and civil society organisations to operate, particularly in the run up to elections on 23 August.