Termination of Emergency With Respect to the Situation in Zimbabwe

2024-03-05Executive Order 14118
Signed by: Joseph R. Biden Jr.
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Headline: Terminates National Emergency Orders Targeting Members of Zimbabwe's Government

What it does: The order directs agencies to end the national emergency for Zimbabwe and revoke the three related executive orders.

Real World Impact:
  • Revokes Executive Orders 13288, 13391, and 13469, ending that declared emergency.
  • Ongoing actions or proceedings based on earlier acts remain unaffected.
  • Affirms continuing concern about violence, human rights abuses, and public corruption in Zimbabwe.
Topics: foreign policy, Zimbabwe, national emergency, human rights, government accountability

Summary

This order ends the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13288 that addressed actions by certain members of Zimbabwe's government and others thought to undermine democratic processes. It also revokes Executive Orders 13391 and 13469.

The order says the President remains concerned about violence, human rights abuses, and public corruption in Zimbabwe. It makes clear that any actions, legal proceedings, or penalties that began before this order remain in effect and are not changed.

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