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By Compiled From Wire Service Dispaches With Analysis From Monitor Correspondents Around The World; Edited By Linda Feldmann

September 9, 1983

Zimbabwe Prime Minister Robert Mugabe's arrival in Washington Saturday, his first trip to the US, is expected to focus attention on human rights in the African nation. The Zimbabwe government has been severely criticized for the way it handled violence in the western region of Matabeleland and other situations.