News:Children And Adults Hospitalised In Bulawayo After Inhaling Teargas. Human Rights Lawyers To Take Legal Action

<vote /> Abammeli Human Rights Lawyers Network director, Tineyi Mukwewa, said that at least least 43 children and four adults had been taken to a private hospital after police used teargas and water cannons inside Burombo flats, as they tried to flush out suspects during demonstrations against President Robert Mugabe two weeks ago.

Speaking to NewsDay, Mukwewa said,

The kids were trapped inside and were unable to breathe, because the flats have no proper ventilation. We, therefore, had to rush them to a hospital for treatment.

He also claims that some of the children are coughing up blood.

Lezina Mohamed, who organised medical assistance for the affected children, said

It was a horrible sight to see. Even today, some of the kids are still not well, they have running tummies and are still vomiting.

Abammeli Human Rights Lawyers Network is documenting and assessing the cases before “taking the necessary litigation measures”.

Read More: NewsDay

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