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Zanu PF activists urged to stop intimidating villagers
13 Apr 2018 at 07:32hrs | Views
Heal Zimbabwe Trust officials have engaged some Zanu PF activists to urge them to stop intimidating villagers through forcing them to submit the voter registration slips serial numbers.
The trust said in Chiredzi West ward 30, Heal Zimbabwe engaged Joe Gasva on the need to desist from forcing community members to submit serial numbers of voter registration slips.
"Gasva however pointed that he had been instructed to carry out the exercise by a man he only identified as Kennel Chiseva. The organisation also instructed affected persons to report the case at their nearest police station. In Mazowe ward 7, Heal Zimbabwe engaged Councillor Demberere who was forcing community members to submit serial numbers," said the trust.
"Although Councillor admitted that it was indeed a criminal offence to collect a serial number of voter registration slips, he however pointed that he had received directives from the ZANU PF Provincial leadership. Heal Zimbabwe then made a follow up and contacted Mazowe Central Constituency Legislator, Tabetha Kanengoni Malinga, who condemned such a practice and highlighted that it was indeed a criminal offence for one to collect serial numbers. Legislator Malinga also promised to look into the matter."
The trust said through the work of various HZT community led peace structures such as early warning and early response committees and human rights monitors, the organisation has managed to provide swift rapid response services to cases of human rights violations.
"The institution also engaged other implicated Village heads and ZANU PF structures in areas such as Mt Darwin, Mazowe, Buhera, Nyanga, Chiredzi, Chivi and Hurungwe. Generally, the Village heads highlighted that most of the directives came from the local ZANU PF leadership within their areas. Heal Zimbabwe implored the Village heads to uphold their constitutional duty of not violating fundamental human rights and freedoms of any person as enshrined in Section 281 of the constitution. HZT has also facilitated for affected community members to report their cases to the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC)," said the trust.
The trust said in Chiredzi West ward 30, Heal Zimbabwe engaged Joe Gasva on the need to desist from forcing community members to submit serial numbers of voter registration slips.
"Gasva however pointed that he had been instructed to carry out the exercise by a man he only identified as Kennel Chiseva. The organisation also instructed affected persons to report the case at their nearest police station. In Mazowe ward 7, Heal Zimbabwe engaged Councillor Demberere who was forcing community members to submit serial numbers," said the trust.
The trust said through the work of various HZT community led peace structures such as early warning and early response committees and human rights monitors, the organisation has managed to provide swift rapid response services to cases of human rights violations.
"The institution also engaged other implicated Village heads and ZANU PF structures in areas such as Mt Darwin, Mazowe, Buhera, Nyanga, Chiredzi, Chivi and Hurungwe. Generally, the Village heads highlighted that most of the directives came from the local ZANU PF leadership within their areas. Heal Zimbabwe implored the Village heads to uphold their constitutional duty of not violating fundamental human rights and freedoms of any person as enshrined in Section 281 of the constitution. HZT has also facilitated for affected community members to report their cases to the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC)," said the trust.
Source - Byo24News
