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Tsvangirai meets UN rights chief
22 May 2012 at 22:31hrs | Views
Movement for Democratic Change president, Morgan Tsvangirai, today met with the United Nations (UN) Commissioner for Human Rights, Madam Navanethem Pillay at his Charter House offices in Harare.
Although the meeting took place behind closed doors Tsvangirai is believed to have raised issues of suppression of human rights especially political rights, the escalation of violence in some areas, public intimidation by securocrats who continue to behave as an extension of Zanu-PF and the selective application of law in Zimbabwe.
Another issue is that of the 29 MDC-T activists of Glen View who have spent about 12 months in custody on charges of murdering a policeman.
Tsvangirai is believed to have tabled the issue of elections which the MDC-T says it can only participate when there are sustanable conditions for a free and fair election.
Ms Pillay's meeting with Tsvangirai comes after the Civic Organisation alleges that Zanu-PF hijacked the envoy's itinerary in a bid to mislead her on the prevailing human rights situation in the country. Civic organisation allege that to achieve this, Zanu-PF aligned Justice and Legal Affairs Permanent Secretary, David Mangota concealed information about Ms Pillay's schedule from MDC-T Deputy Minister, Senator Obert Gutu.
Ms Pillay arrived in Zimbabwe on Sunday on a five-day official visit to assess the human rights situation and MDC-T said it is fully behind the visit.
Although the meeting took place behind closed doors Tsvangirai is believed to have raised issues of suppression of human rights especially political rights, the escalation of violence in some areas, public intimidation by securocrats who continue to behave as an extension of Zanu-PF and the selective application of law in Zimbabwe.
Tsvangirai is believed to have tabled the issue of elections which the MDC-T says it can only participate when there are sustanable conditions for a free and fair election.
Ms Pillay's meeting with Tsvangirai comes after the Civic Organisation alleges that Zanu-PF hijacked the envoy's itinerary in a bid to mislead her on the prevailing human rights situation in the country. Civic organisation allege that to achieve this, Zanu-PF aligned Justice and Legal Affairs Permanent Secretary, David Mangota concealed information about Ms Pillay's schedule from MDC-T Deputy Minister, Senator Obert Gutu.
Ms Pillay arrived in Zimbabwe on Sunday on a five-day official visit to assess the human rights situation and MDC-T said it is fully behind the visit.
Source - Byo24News
