In June 2003 REDRESS dispatched a comprehensive dossier to the head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) civilian police force (CIVPOL) detailing shocking details from Zimbabwe torture survivors who gave a chilling account of how they had suffered at Dowa’s hands. They had been subjected to electric shock torture and beatings on the bare soles of the feet.
CIVPOL is made up of several thousand police officers drawn from UN member states including Zimbabwe. In September the UN asked the Zimbabwe government to withdraw Dowa from Kosovo. REDRESS said in its report entitled: The case of Henry Dowa: The United Nations and Zimabwe under the spotlight, that it was concerned that if Dowa returned to Zimbabwe he would not be brought to justice as the rule of law did not exist. However, this is exactly what happened, nothing happened to him even though the Kosovo courts, under the authority of UNMIK had jurisdiction over Dowa in regard to allegations of torture in Zimbabwe. UNMIK refused to pursue the criminal prosecution on the grounds of ‘scarce resources’.
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