US warns Mugabe

The United States embassy in Harare has called on President Robert Mugabe's regime to respect human rights saying violence  meted on peaceful protesters is not accepted.

Government has in recent weeks violently breaking up a wave of street protests dominantly in Harare.
Scores of protesters have been severely injured and arrested.

The embassy, which has been accused of sponsoring protests took to twitter to expressed its disgust at the break down of the rule of law.

 Below is the full statement :

U.S. EMBASSY CALLS FOR NON-VIOLENCE AND RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS DURING ONGOING PROTESTS

We are troubled by the economic policies & financial strains that have prompted numerous recent protests in Zim
We join many Zimbos in their deep concern over reports of violence during some of the protests.
The U.S. supports freedoms of speech & assembly and we call on the government of Zimbabwe to exhibit restraint
and respect the human rights of all Zim citizens, including those basic rights. We urge all 2 engage in non-violent discourse & 4 all those involved in protests, participants & law enforcement alike - 2 abstain from violence & intimidation and seek peaceful resolutions. Violence is never acceptable.
The U.S. is also monitoring recent threats to crack down on activists using social media.
We fear these threats will further limit e right of Zims to exercise freedoms of expression & peaceful assembly which are enshrined in the Zim Constitution, protected under Zimbabwe's international human rights obligations and core values of any functioning democracy. We support Zimbabweans' rights to freedom of speech regardless the venue We support Zims' rights to freedom of speech regardless the venue --- be it in public, through print media, or social media.