The leader of a major grouping of African churches has expressed outrage at human rights abuses in Zimbabwe, and has urged the world to help resolve the political crisis in the southern African country.

While Desmond Tutu and others argue for African action on Zimbabwe's human rights abuses, the Malawi government has rejected church calls to act.

A leading church body that played a key role in the overthrow of apartheid has called on South Africa to act against the growing waves of repression under President Mugabe of Zimbabwe

Churches join activists in a call for human rights, while Anglican primates meet the Harare bishop accused of being Mugabe stooge.