The United States Embassy in Harare has slammed the abductions and torture of MDC youth leader Blessing Kanotunga and human rights activist Tatenda Mombeyarara which occured on Wednesday morning.

Heavily armed men broke into their houses and abducted them in unmarked vehicles. The two were tortured before being dumped.

Writing on social media, the US Embassy said,

The U.S. government is concerned about renewed reports of abductions and assault of civil society members and opposition party members. Harassment and intimidation have no place in a democratic and pluralistic society. #RespecttheConstitution #humanrights

We will be visiting victims of the latest violence against civil society and opposition activists to hear their stories and document their injuries. We call on the GOZ(Goverment of Zimbabwe) to condemn these attacks and hold those responsible to account.