The government of Canada has imposed targeted sanctions against the Zimbabwe government of Robert Mugabe for what it says is the regime’s violation of human rights and “perversion of a legitimate democratic process”.
“Since the election on March 29, and the presidential run-off on June 27, the government of Zimbabwe has subjected opposition supporters to intimidation and state-sponsored violence, and has made no visible effort to improve the lives of its citizens,” Foreign Affairs Minister David Emerson said in a statement on Friday.
“Despite efforts by international mediators, and despite calls by the international community to return democracy to Zimbabwe, the government has shown itself unwilling to negotiate in good faith, and uninterested in meaningful reform.”
The sanctions include a ban on the export of arms, freezing the assets of top Zimbabwean officials and prohibiting Zimbabwean aircraft flying over or landing in Canada.
Well, this is not the first time targeted sanctions have been imposed on the government of Robert Mugabe. In the past, these sanctions do not seem to have helped or put any pressure on Mugabe to change his policies.
Will these sanctions work this time? Does Mugabe care about these sanctions? Probably not.
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