ZimRights supports Canada on Dzamara concerns

The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum has supported the call made by the Canadian embassy over the abduction of journalist and democracy Activist Itai Dzamara who was abducted on March 9.

"As the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum we continue to call upon for the safe return of Itai Dzamara, leader of the OAUS. We join concur with the Embassy of Canada to Zimbabwe which issued the following statement: "It has now been 100 days since the forced disappearance of Zimbabwean human rights activist Itai Dzamara on 9 March 2015.

"Canada remains deeply concerned for his health and safety; troubled that to date there has been no information forthcoming as to his condition or whereabouts; and disappointed that the Government of Zimbabwe has not done more to communicate its efforts to find Itai and bring to justice those responsible," said ZimRights Ngo Forum.

"We call on the Government of Zimbabwe to redouble its efforts in determining the fate and whereabouts of Itai Dzamara and to provide regular reports to the public - and more importantly to his family - about the progress of its investigation.

"While Canada recognises Zimbabwe's efforts to re-engage with the international community, this engagement must be accompanied by tangible demonstration by the government that it is seeking to protect the human rights of its citizens that are guaranteed in Zimbabwe's 2013 constitution."