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HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - Zimbabwe's government has proposed constitutional amendments on electoral policy and the creation of a human rights commission, steps critics say are designed to mask abuses and strengthen President Robert Mugabe's hold on power.
The proposed rights commission would have 16 members drawn from names compiled by Mugabe and the ruling party-dominated parliament, according to an official notice available on Saturday.
Human rights groups and Mugabe critics have called the proposed commission a likely smoke screen for his democratic and human rights abuses. However the government says it was designed following U.N. recommendations.
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