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Zimbabwean
police at it again
Crisis
in Zimbabwe Coalition
November 21, 2007
The police in
Honde Valley, Manicaland have denied Crisis Coalition police clearance
for the rural outreach public meeting, which was scheduled for today,
21 November 2007.
The police argued
that they did not have enough manpower to ensure public peace during
the meeting. They argued that political gatherings usually end up
in violent clashes as if to say the Coalition is a political party.
The meeting
was aimed at deliberating on the ongoing SADC Initiatives, the Electoral
environment and the state of voter registration. Information received
from Zimbabwe
Elections Support Network (ZESN) is that in the initial registration
process, which closed in September 2007, the government only managed
to register 80 000 people. This forced the government to re-open
the voter registration process.
The Coalition
will not be deterred by the state calculated maneuvers to stop the
Coalition from doing its duties in line with the mandate bestowed
on the organization by its members and serving the public through
informing them of their rights to make informed decisions. When
the state manages to register a paltry 80 000 people, it is a cause
for concern to the civil society, hence our effort to rectify the
situation through joining hands with the rest of the progressive
forces in encouraging the people of Zimbabwe to participate in the
electoral process.
We are going
back to Honde Valley at Hauna Growth Point in Manicaland on the
5th of December 2007 to proceed with our agenda of promoting civic
participation in political processes.
Once more we
reiterate our position to the police that Crisis Coalition is not
a political party. It is a civic organization which was founded
in 2001 as a collective response to the country's deep seated
crisis of governance and legitimacy by more than 300 organisations
calling upon democratic governance in the country.
Our values are
noted below:
- Justice
and peace
- Non-violence
- Tolerance
- Inclusiveness
- Non-partisan
- Non-sexism
- Equity of
all citizens
- Mutual respect
and support
- Transparency,
integrity and accountability
- Commitment
to principle and action
- Human rights
Meanwhile, the
Civil Society Briefing Meeting scheduled for 22 November 2007 at
Mountview Hotel from 0800hrs to 1300hrs in Mutare is going ahead
as scheduled. The Coalition will discuss and seek to develop a collective
position from the Civil Society on the forth coming elections.
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in Zimbabwe fact
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