February 2019
HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
Media watch love-hate relationship of Government and CSOs
Pre-election 2018
6th
February
2018
when
Post- election 2018-19
President
12 December 2018 –Mnangagwa
threatens to de-register NGOs dabbling
in politics.
Mnangagwa met with the British Prime
Minister for Africa, Harriet Baldwin on her
first official visit to Africa- he said,’ I also
26 December 2018- NGO’s plot to force
GNU exposed
want to thank the UK for its 5 million
investment today in Zimbabwe’s Civil
12 February 2019- Mnangagwa whips
NGOs into line
Society Organisations. These NGOs play a
vital role in strengthening our people’s
18 February 2019- We have evidence
that NGOS funded protests.
ability to participate in democracy. They
promote dialogue, tolerance and respect-all
vital ingredients to a free society.
ZPP calls for the following:
An immediate end to the use of excessive force by the security agents in crowd control.
More humane and dignified mechanisms should be the standard as opposed to the use
of live ammunition. Soldiers, whose mandate is clearly defined by the Constitution and
other enabling Legislation, should be withdrawn from the public and return to the
barracks.
All stakeholders to the crisis facing the country should immediately engage in dialogue
with the hope of ending the economic crisis and provide solutions to give relief to the
suffering citizens.
Civil liberties and rights as enshrined in the Constitution, including the rights to
assembly, demonstration and petition and association, should be respected.
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