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Demolitions blatant violation of human rights
29 Sep 2014 at 14:13hrs | Views
The MDC-T condemns the on-going demolition of people's homes and other property in Chitungwiza in blatant violation of the Constitution.
Hundreds of homes have been destroyed in the dormitory town by the Zanu-PF government, leaving thousands of people homeless when the Constitution clearly identifies shelter as a basic human right.
The current destruction of people's homes is a direct repetition of the infamous Murambatsvina of 2005 in which the Zanu-PF government destroyed hundreds of thousands of people's homes and left millions homeless. This was meant, among other things to decimate the MDC.
A true people's government protects people's rights and does not violate the same rights it is supposed to protect in line with the country's Constitution. The new Constitution is very explicit that homes and property cannot be demolished in the absence of a court order.
Consistent with its culture of impunity, the Zanu-PF government has proceeded to destroy people's homes in the absence of an order of the court in blatant violation of the country's Constitution.
We wish to place it on record that the MDC council running Chitungwiza has nothing to do with the current unconstitutional act that will leave thousands homeless and that is a gross violation of human rights. It is the Zanu-PF government that has taken it upon itself to violate the Constitution and to leave innocent citizens homeless.
Zimbabweans cannot have faith in a government that violates the Constitution and has no regard to the importance of shelter in human lives. We in the MDC believes in the supremacy of the Constitution and the sanctity of its verses and chapters particularly when it comes to issues like shelter which is a basic human right.
Hundreds of homes have been destroyed in the dormitory town by the Zanu-PF government, leaving thousands of people homeless when the Constitution clearly identifies shelter as a basic human right.
The current destruction of people's homes is a direct repetition of the infamous Murambatsvina of 2005 in which the Zanu-PF government destroyed hundreds of thousands of people's homes and left millions homeless. This was meant, among other things to decimate the MDC.
Consistent with its culture of impunity, the Zanu-PF government has proceeded to destroy people's homes in the absence of an order of the court in blatant violation of the country's Constitution.
We wish to place it on record that the MDC council running Chitungwiza has nothing to do with the current unconstitutional act that will leave thousands homeless and that is a gross violation of human rights. It is the Zanu-PF government that has taken it upon itself to violate the Constitution and to leave innocent citizens homeless.
Zimbabweans cannot have faith in a government that violates the Constitution and has no regard to the importance of shelter in human lives. We in the MDC believes in the supremacy of the Constitution and the sanctity of its verses and chapters particularly when it comes to issues like shelter which is a basic human right.
Source - MDC-T