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On a mild 6th December 2008 nearly forty people thronged the Memorial Hall in Hatfield to officially launch ROHR Zimbabwe in Hertfordshire.
The launch started with Ms Mary Muradzikwa introducing Mr Paradzayi Mapfumo, the National Co-ordinator. After giving a brief preamble about the organisation, he introduced Mr Ephraim Tapa, the founding President.
Mr Tapa asked for a member of the public to give us a prayer before we could get into the official brief. He then proceeded to give his testimony at the hands of the marauding ZANU PF militia. He then described several well documented cases of human rights abuses by the illegitimate Robert Mugabe regime.
He emphasised that the responsibility for demanding and enforcing government to respect and implement international conventions on human rights, of which Zimbabwe is a signatory, rested with a vibrant civic society movement. This is what necessitated the formation of ROHR as the vanguard civic society human rights organisation. ROHR is one of the few active national, regional and international Zimbabwean human rights organisations with a view to establish peace, justice and genuine freedom.
Mr Tapa’s presentation was followed by a vibrant question and answer session in which calls were made for the organisation to help enforce our human rights that have been and are still being violated by the Mugabe regime and ensure transparency and accountability within civic and public institutions and not end up with more of the same.
A suggestion from the floor to do something about the cholera outbreak raised £24.00 which was handed over to Mr P.Mapfumo.
A committee to run the Hatfield and Herts Branch was elected. The following were elected to these positions:
Chair Phillip Chakanetsa
V Chair Jeremiah Chiyangwa
Secretary Emilia Muradzikwa
Org Sec Kudakwashe Wedulo
Treasurer Netsayi Zata
V treasurer Yvonne Rusere
Fundraiser Melusi Moyo
Fundraiser Diana Chigodo
Info & Publicity Mike Mudyiwa
Activist Mary Muradzikwa
The meeting ended with a photo session and lunch, thanks to the Muradzikwa sisters for sadza, guru, huku etc. Chigutiro! ROHR Zimbabwe is roaring in Hertfordshire.
Mike Mudyiwa
Information & Publicity Secretary
