Aghast over an influential NGO's plan for Zimbabwe, AIDS-Free World issued a press release saying amnesty for the ruling party "would be illegal, irresponsible, and sexist."

Systematic rape of women and girls increases risk of HIV infection

August 7, 2008 (Mexico City, Mexico) - AIDS-Free World today announced that it is launching a legal investigation into crimes against humanity occurring in Zimbabwe. Beginning in the run-up to the June 27th elections, women and girls have been subjected to a wide range of sexual violence including gang rape, beatings, torture and the threat of HIV infection as part of a campaign of violence against the political opposition. The victims have sustained severe physical and emotional trauma.