Restoration of Human Rights (ROHR) Zimbabwe

PROTEST AGAINST THE CONTINUED HUMAN
RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AND IN DEMAND OF DEMOCRACY IN ZIMBABWE

On the 10th of December, Rohr Zimbabwe SA Chapter was joined by comrades
 from Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to mark the World Human Rights Day as they protested against the rising spate of abductions, torture, arbitrary arrests and abuse of civic
leaders, members of the opposition and innocent ordinary Zimbabweans. They also protested against the SADC resolution on both Zimbabwe and the DRC arguing that the regional leaders had chosen to stand in solidarity with dictatorships against peace-loving and defenseless citizens.

About 700 activists rocked the Union Building gardens to hand over their petition
to SADC chairman and SA President Kgalema Motlanthe. Addressing the gathering, Tineyi Munetsi, a ROHR activist said "The political and economic crisis
in Zimbabwe has forced Zimbabweans into neighboring countries. He pointed out that it was unacceptable that 4.1million Zimbabweans were out in South Africa with an estimated million people seeking asylum when Zimbabwe was not at war. “As if that was not enough, Zimbabwean refugees in South Africa continue to suffer human rights abuses; many are homeless, unemployed, without food and with no legal status at all”. “Without any papers, women get raped and men resort to bribing the authorities to avoid detention; this is unacceptable!” 
 
ROHR activists expressed revulsion at the abductions of Jestina Mukoko, Gandhi Mudzingwa,and other activists and demanded their immediate release. They also lamented that whilst friends and relatives were dying of Cholera in Zimbabwe, the leadership was enjoying unparalleled comfort made possible by their reckless plunder of national treasures.

ROHR Zimbabwe will continue to campaign for an immediate return to democracy as we believe this to be the only viable way out of the current political impasse. We remain committed to
the restoration of human rights to all Zimbabweans and the need to have civic and political rights guaranteed through a people driven constitution.