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#Videocrux - UN official fears Zimbabwe govt 'could fall apart' UN official fears Zimbabwe govt 'could fall apart'
A UN torture expert expelled from Zimbabwe says he fears the country's unity government could fall apart, as regional leaders tried to mediate an end to the latest crisis. Manfred Nowak was detained late Wednesday on his arrival in Harare, where he was set to begin an eight-day investigation into alleged human rights abuses and arrests of activists opposed to long-ruling President Robert Mugabe.
Barred From Zimbabwe, UN Torture Expert Nowak
Manfred Nowak is an Austrian human rights lawyer and a Professor at the University of Vienna, where he is Professor of Constitutional Law and Human Rights. Manfred Nowak, United Nations special rapporteur on torture refers the barred situation "unprecedented (and) unacceptable" breach of diplomacy to the U.N. Human Rights Council. Austrian human rights lawyer Manfred Nowak had been invited to Zimbabwe by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to look into allegations of political violence, but upon reaching Johannesburg was told his mission needed to be rescheduled due to regional consultations in Harare. Nowak was invited to meet Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai but was refused entry to the country upon landing in Harare.

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