Baroness D’Souza: My Lords, I make no apology for returning to the
subject of Zimbabwe despite it and, indeed, Africa itself being absent
from the gracious Speech, because it is clear that the Zimbabwean
Government's policy of suppression of dissent and closure of any
democratic space remains unchanged. The Zimbabwean Government have not
met any of the benchmarks of the Cotonou agreement and are unlikely to
do so in the future.
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subject of Zimbabwe despite it and, indeed, Africa itself being absent
from the gracious Speech, because it is clear that the Zimbabwean
Government's policy of suppression of dissent and closure of any
democratic space remains unchanged. The Zimbabwean Government have not
met any of the benchmarks of the Cotonou agreement and are unlikely to
do so in the future.