The Bradford branch of the
Restoration of Human Rights in Zimbabwe (ROHRZim) launched the “we are watching
campaign for share with members of our community in Bradford our fears relating
to election fraud, violence and intimidation that blighted the last elections
in Zimbabwe and our fears that this would be repeated in the 2013 elections. It
is our intention to raise awareness and get members of the public to sign a
petition requesting for the United Nations to send observers to Zimbabwe to
monitor the elections. We have already been out in Bradford City Centre on the
6th and 20th of April.
On the 4th of May Justice Sibanda (Organizing
Secretary), Melusi Sibanda (Information & Publicity Secretary) and Peter
Jaure (Secretary) took the campaign back to Bradford city center
This time our aim was to request members of the public to sign a petition to
their local MPs urging them to petition the Foreign Secretary William Hague
directly to apply pressure on the Zimbabwean Government to allow in UN election
observers. Unfortunately the Bradford Council has since put in a condition that
we can hold our campaign provided we do not approach members of the public but
set up our stand and let them approach us. This proved a bit of a challenge to
start with as most people seemed more concerned with doing their shopping
rather than finding out what we were there for. The situation improved somewhat
as afternoon approached and we managed to attract some people and get some
signatures. Photos of the event are available below
Justice Melusi Sibanda
Organising Secretary – ROHR Zimbabwe/Bradford Branch
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