Another brillant move by Blair, where his government is knowingly deporting Zimbabweans back to Zimbabwe where they have been tortured by the Mugabe regime. The UK government has to know that if someone is a political refugee, they will not be treated very well when sent back to Zim. Either offer asslyum or do something about Mugabe but sending people back into the grips of the murdering government is cruel and senseless. The British government owes the people of Zimbabwe after years of colonial rule and this is not acceptable.
The allegations uncovered by the IoS - based on investigations by Zimbabwean human rights groups and church leaders - include:* A refugee in his 40s sent back last December alleges he was handcuffed at Harare airport by Zimbabwean secret police and driven into the bush. He was then beaten repeatedly, had his head forced into a bucket of water and was accused of being a British spy.
* In May, British officials escorting another man back to Zimbabwe allegedly handed him straight to the secret police at Harare airport. He was assaulted by his interrogators, and is now in hiding.
