DECEMBER, 2023
Right to administrative justice,
and Equality and Non- Discrimination
ZPP recorded 16 cases of violations of the right to
equality and non- discrimination and 8 cases
where
the
breached.
right
administrative
Traditional
leaders
justice
have
was
been
perpetrating violations abusing their power and
authority to treat citizens unlawfully and unfairly.
On 11 December in Gokwe South, Chief Njelele
reportedly gave an order to his headmen that they
should not accept any member of the CCC in any
development committees. It is said that Chief
Njelele said that CCC members are ‘sellouts’ who
just oppose for the sake of opposing and hence
they should not be included in any committee be it
at ward, school, or clinic. This foul language
further exposes citizens deemed “unpatriotic” to
certain groups to violence and abuse by political
actors. On 17 December in Gokwe, Chief Chireya
reportedly
ordered
village
heads
to
punish
members of the Citizen Coalition for Change in
the
area.
Chief
Chireya
claimed
that
CCC
members are retrogressive and as such needed to
be punished by being deprived of food aid. This
also violates citizens’ right to be treated equally
and not to be discriminated against despite their
political
affiliations
as
enshrined
in
the
constitution (Section 56).
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