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Robert Mugabe's Birthday: Six Reasons Not To Celebrate The Dictator Turning 90

It's Mugabe's 90th
The Huffington Post UK
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It's a special day for the world's oldest dictator, as Robert Mugabe turns 90.

As is customary for such occasions, it's set to be a lavish affair, as poverty-stricken Zimbabwe spends a reported $1m on celebrating his 34 years in power.

Now we don't want to be party poopers.

But here, should you need it, courtesy of Human Rights Watch, are six reasons not to join the celebrations:

Mugabe Birthday
Water Crisis(01 of06)
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A water and sanitation crisis in Harare "places millions of residents at risk of waterborne disease". (credit:AP)
Gay Rights(02 of06)
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Mugabe recently stated that LGBT citizens are “worse than dogs and pigs,” and threatened to behead them. (credit:Getty Images)
Freedom of Speech(03 of06)
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'A campaign of politically motivated abuses against civil society by the police..continues under the new administration.' (credit:AP)
Unemployment(04 of06)
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Estimated at 60% (credit:AP)
HIV/AIDS(05 of06)
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The fifth highest in the world, at 14.7% (credit:Getty Images)
Democracy(06 of06)
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The UK expressed 'grave concerns' over the election that returned Mugabe to power in July, HRW identified 'widespread irregularities' (credit:Getty Images)
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