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Two
MDC activists flee their homes after receiving death threats
Restoration of Human Rights (ROHR)
September 18, 2009
Mt Darwin
Two MDC activists
in Kapiripiri village in Mt Darwin North, Rebecca Chavhunduka, district
chairlady for Mt Darwin North and Paul Chamboko MDC ward chairman
Kapiripiri ward, were last week forced to flee their homes after
receiving death threats from three ZANU PF supporters from the same
area.
ZANU PF councilor Zingane
Makabichi, headman Mutemamombe and an unidentified youth gave Chavhunduka
and Chamboko a 24 hours notice to vacate the village or they could
be made to disappear forever. Information made available to ROHR
Zimbabwe, is that Colonel Zonge is behind the cleanup exercise to
'wipe out the remaining MDC activist in Kapiripiri ward.'
He is said to have promised to bolster the terror squad with a new
vehicle to execute their duties effectively.
Supporters of the MDC
in Kapiripiri village accuse Colonel Zonge of coordinating a reign
of in terror in their area during the one man presidential elections
of June 2008 in which the president of the Movement for Democratic
Change (MDC), Morgan Tsvangirai pulled out citing incidence of violence
targeted against his supporters by the octogenarian leader Robert
Mugabe. Hundreds lost their lives and livelihoods as a result of
the political violence.
Rampant reports
of politically motivated violence have been reported in Bindura
despite the agreement by the parties to the Global
Political Agreement (GPA) to guarantee adherence to the rule
of law, free political activity, freedom of association and assembly
and respect for human rights.
Nearly a year after
the formation of the coalition government, Zimbabwe remains dogged
in a multi faceted crisis inter twined with the slow implementation
of the GPA. At the centre of the crisis is the failure by the political
parties to own up to their obligations. Neither of the parties involved
accepting blame in the wake of a raging blame game that lives the
people of Zimbabwe as the ultimate losers.
Bindura
Machiridza at it again
Notorious ZANU PF losing
councilor for ward 3 in Bindura Mathias Machiridza on Satuarday
12th September 18, 2009 assaulted three youths(who have requested
their names to be kept anonymous) from Kingstone farm for taking
part in a project that seeks to clean the city of Bindura, which
is being spearheaded by MDC councilors under the banner 'Shandira
Zimbabwe.'
Machiridza told the youths
that he was not happy with their participation in a program that
would give mileage to MDC councilors.
Masvingo
ROHR Zimbabwe Masvingo
Provincial committee to donate clothes to victims of political violence
Meanwhile, a ROHR Zimbabwe
delegation headed by the National Chairman, Ray Muzenda will today
donate clothes in ward 32 Chinanga village in Bikita west constituency.
Chinanga village of chief Marozva is one of the worst affected areas
by the orgy of violence which swept the country in last year's
harmonized elections. Women and children were the hardest hit from
the terror and intimidation campaigns carried out by youth militia,
ZANU PF supporters and uniformed forces.
The Member of Parliament
for Bikita West constituency, honorable H. Shoko and councilor Chinonga
are expected to grace the occasion.
ROHR Zimbabwe is advocating
for a victim centered National Healing exercise that captures three
broad fundamental steps in achieving sustainable peace, TRUTH, JUSTICE
AND COMPENSATION. It is our view that in order to achieve lasting
peace, there should be good governance, rule of law and respect
for human rights.
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fact
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