Mugabe security risk at Chogm

President Robert Mugabe has been declared a security risk at the forthcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (Chogm) in Brisbane, Australia, with organisers fearing angry demonstrations by human rights activists, news reports said on Friday.

Mugabe has been given the highest possible security rating at the club gathering for mainly former British colonies to be held from 6-9 October in the Queensland capital.

The Australian High Commissioner to Zimbabwe, Jonathan Brown, was quoted as saying that said his government had arranged adequate security for the visiting heads of government.

"What I can say is that the Australian government has organised adequate security for each visiting head of state," he said. "In the same vein we are aware that some heads of state will attract more attention than others... We will take appro priate action to ensure tighter security."

Amnesty International this week said it would protest against the policies of Mugabe, Malaysi an premier Mahathir Mohamad, Kenyan president Daniel arap Moi, and Sri Lankan president Chandrika Kumara tunga. Amnesty said Mugabe will be targeted for inciting violence against white farmers, political killings and homophobia.

"Robert Mugabe has a very repressive regime. Anybody who is in opposition to Mugabe is in great danger of being killed, tortured or imprisoned," Amnesty International spokesman Ross Daniels said.