Restoration of Human Rights (ROHR) Zimbabwe

A crowd of approximately 1000 residents from the violent Mashonaland central province in Bindura gathered at Trojan mine hall  on Friday to join the rest of the world in commemorating this year’s international human rights day. Amongst the attendants  were the mayor of Bindura his Worship Daniso Wakatama, several councillors from Bindura, church leaders, Mr. Mashayamombe from Bonyongwe and Partners Legal firm – a member of the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights, MDC youth secretary general Solomon Madzore, liberation war veterans, victims of political violence, women and children. 

Thursday 10^th December marked the 61^st anniversary of the United Nations commemoration of the universality and inalienable God given rights of the human family since its declaration by the United General council in 1948. Addressing the gathering the mayor of Bindura, His worship Daniso Moyo bemoaned the lack of impartiality by law enforcement agents in the execution of their duties in Bindura. He encouraged the Bindura residents to make sure that the right to decent shelter is guaranteed in the envisaged constitution.

MDC youth Secretary General, Solomon Madzore castigated the precedence of politically motivated violence in Mashonaland Central.  

In his keynote address the Secretary General of ROHR Zimbabwe Tichanzii Gandanga said,” human rights are not gifts bestowed at the pleasure of governments. The coalition government has a long way to go to achieve a genuine free discrimination society which embraces a genuine spirit of inclusivity against a background of a painful legacy of a one party state dominance enjoyed by the ZANU PF party in the previous years”