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Zimbabwe
Solidarity Rally, 12 March 2005
Zimbabwe
Solidarity
March 10,
2005
 Amnesty
International South Africa, SANGOCO, CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen
Participation, and other civil society organisations announced the Zimbabwe
Solidarity Rally (ZSR) to take place on 12 March 2005. This solidarity
event will take place in bordering countries of Zimbabwe: Mozambique,
South Africa and Zambia. In Musina, South Africa, the ZSR will take shape
as a musical concert, an over- night vigil and a protest against the abuse
of fundamental rights and closure of civic space in Zimbabwe.
South Africa will
be participating in this event with a demonstration, a concert and an
overnight vigil. It will begin at 2 pm and after a prayer the event will
finish at 8 am the next morning in the Skoonplaas Stadium in Musina, located
15 Km south from the South African border with Zimbabwe.
The artists include:
- Solly Moholo
- Vonani Bila and
Timbila poets
- Youth Channel Choir
- Mthakazi Choir
- Chegubata
For Civil Society
Organisations this is not a one night stand, as civil society organisations
have been very active on a range of activities aimed at raising awareness
and putting pressure on all governments to ensure that human rights and
democracy prevails in Zimbabwe.
In particular, we
are protesting and calling for:
- The repeal, withdrawal
and/or progressive amendment of restrictive legislation in Zimbabwe,
specially, the Public Order and Security Act (POSA), the Access to Information
and Protection of Privacy amendment Act (AIPPA), the Broadcasting Services
Act (BSA), the Miscellaneous Offences Act, the NGO Bill, and other pieces
of repressive legislation, so as to enable participatory interventions
in the political and policy processes in that country;
- The progressive
reform of electoral laws to provide and create conducive conditions
for a free and fair elections on 31 March 2005;
- A more public pronouncement
on the violations of human rights in Zimbabwe and for SADC countries
to condemn the systematic pattern of human rights violations and ongoing
attacks on civil society
- The authorities
in Zimbabwe to stop using food as a political tool, especially in the
run up to the elections
- A constitutional
review which is an inclusive participatory process involving all political
parties and civil society organisations
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