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Mugabe and the White African

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The compelling story of one family’s fight for justice in Zimbabwe with a foreword by Desmond Tutu.

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Ben Freeth has an extraordinary story to tell. Like that of many white farmers, his family’s land was ‘reclaimed’ by Mugabe’s government for redistribution. But Ben’s family fought back. Appealing to international law, they instigated a suit against Mugabe’s government via the SADC (The Southern African Development Community). The case was deferred time and again while Mugabe’s men pulled strings. But after Freeth and his parents-in-law were abducted and beaten within inches of death in 2008, the SADC deemed any further delay to be an obstruction of justice. The case was heard, and successful on all counts. But the story doesn’t end there. In 2009 the family farm was burnt to the ground. The fight for justice in Zimbabwe is far from over – this book is for anyone who wants to see into the heart of one of today’s hardest places, and how human dignity flourishes even in the most adverse circumstances.

Mugabe and the White African
Find more titles in: Biography
Mugabe and the White African

The compelling story of one family’s fight for justice in Zimbabwe with a foreword by Desmond Tutu.

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Ben Freeth has an extraordinary story to tell. Like that of many white farmers, his family’s land was ‘reclaimed’ by Mugabe’s government for redistribution. But Ben’s family fought back. Appealing to international law, they instigated a suit against Mugabe’s government via the SADC (The Southern African Development Community). The case was deferred time and again while Mugabe’s men pulled strings. But after Freeth and his parents-in-law were abducted and beaten within inches of death in 2008, the SADC deemed any further delay to be an obstruction of justice. The case was heard, and successful on all counts. But the story doesn’t end there. In 2009 the family farm was burnt to the ground. The fight for justice in Zimbabwe is far from over – this book is for anyone who wants to see into the heart of one of today’s hardest places, and how human dignity flourishes even in the most adverse circumstances.

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£9.99

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The compelling story of one family’s fight for justice in Zimbabwe with a foreword by Desmond Tutu.

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Ben Freeth has an extraordinary story to tell. Like that of many white farmers, his family’s land was ‘reclaimed’ by Mugabe’s government for redistribution. But Ben’s family fought back. Appealing to international law, they instigated a suit against Mugabe’s government via the SADC (The Southern African Development Community). The case was deferred time and again while Mugabe’s men pulled strings. But after Freeth and his parents-in-law were abducted and beaten within inches of death in 2008, the SADC deemed any further delay to be an obstruction of justice. The case was heard, and successful on all counts. But the story doesn’t end there. In 2009 the family farm was burnt to the ground. The fight for justice in Zimbabwe is far from over – this book is for anyone who wants to see into the heart of one of today’s hardest places, and how human dignity flourishes even in the most adverse circumstances.

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Weight 100g
Format

Paperback

Publisher

Lion Hudson

Publication Date

07/03/2016

ISBN: 9780745955469
Ben Freeth
Ben Freeth MBE is a British-born Zimbabwean farmer who successfully sued Mugabe in an international court in 2008. Since winning the suit he has been harassed and his farm burnt to the ground. His family's story was made into the most-viewed documentary of the past year, which has won several international awards.