Civil society organisations are fearful that lack of political will might result in the new constitution failing to usher in a new democratic dispensation. In a combined statement issued by the heads of of the National Association of Non-Governmental Organisations,Women’s Coalition in Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development and the Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition, they implored political leaders to show respect to the new constitution.
The Civil society regional Advocacy mission comprising of representatives from Zimbabwe Election Support Network, Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights, Media Monitoring Project of Zimbabwe, Bulawayo Agenda and Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition Coalition will today urge the African Union (AU) to exert pressure on the Zimbabwe government to implement all the agreed reforms in the Global Political Agreement before the country go into an election.
Police harassment and arrests of civil society activists has worsened as elections get closer. The government needs to stop this police abuse of power and hold those responsible to account.
WE ARE WATCHING!!!
Organising Secretary – ROHR Zimbabwe/Bradford Branch
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