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Withdrawal
of civic participation in Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs
Stakeholders' Conference
Zimbabwean civil society organisations
October 27, 2009
Today, 27 October 2009,
the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Justice & Legal Affairs
was advised by the undersigned professional law-based organisations
and their partner organisations within civil society that they would
no longer be participating in a Stakeholders' Conference organised
by the Ministry.
The conference was due
to commence tomorrow, 28 October 2009, in Victoria Falls, to discuss
challenges relating to access to justice and the justice delivery
system in Zimbabwe.
Stakeholders from the
civil society are committed to contributing to the restoration of
the Rule of Law and ensuring access to justice for all in Zimbabwe.
However, the selective targeting and harassment of non-governmental
organisations and the arbitrary arrests and detention of human rights
defenders continues unabated. So too does the unwillingness or inability
by the state and its agents to adhere to the Constitution and the
laws of Zimbabwe.
These are clear indicators
that state institutions and actors involved in justice delivery
remain insincere and lack commitment to meaningfully address the
ongoing abuse of legal process and the very serious breakdown of
the justice delivery system and the Rule of Law. Such perceptions
and actions impact on the credibility of our institutions and further
erode public confidence in the justice delivery system.
We remain committed to
the objective of achieving a Zimbabwe in which state institutions
and actors respect the Rule of Law, rather than rule by unjust law.
Once the state has made it clear through meaningful actions that
they have the political will to assist in achieving this objective,
stakeholders will not hesitate to assist their efforts for the national
good.
Law Society of Zimbabwe
(LSZ)
Zimbabwe
Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR)
Zimbabwe
Women Lawyers' Association (ZWLA)
Zimbabwe
Human Rights NGO Forum (ZHRF)
Legal
Resources Foundation (LRF)
Justice
for Children Trust (JCT)
National
Association of Non-Governmental Organisations (NANGO)
Zimbabwe
Human Rights Association (ZimRights)
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