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2008 harmonised elections - Index of articles
Release
election results now!
West African
Civil Society Forum (WACSOF)
April 29, 2008
Upon a critical review of the political crises emanating from
the inordinate delay in the release of the results of March 29th,
2008 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections in the Republic of
Zimbabwe, we the representatives of the West African Civil Society
Forum (WACSOF), West African Bar Association (WABA) and the West
African Human Rights Forum (WAHRF) in partnership with the Open
Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) wish to observe the following:
- For some
time now, Zimbabwe has been embroiled in serious socio-economic
and political crises, which have been compounded by the refusal
of President Robert Mugabe to relinquish power.
- The independence
of the Zimbabwean Electoral Commission (ZEC) has been compromised
by the unwholesome interference of government in its statutory
functions
- The political
climate has been charged and made unsuitable for popular participation
in governance and development.
We hereby make
the following declarations:
- Demand for
the immediate release of the results of the elections as held
on 29th March 2008.
- Urge the
winner of the elections to form a government that expresses the
will of the people.
- Call on the
government of Zimbabwe to stop State-sponsored hostilities against
the people and the human rights community.
- Demand the
release of all those who have been arrested in the wake of post-election
demonstrations.
- Commend the
Workers' Unions in the Southern African region for their
steadfastness in disallowing the importation of arms and ammunitions
into Zimbabwe.
- Commend the
maturity of the people of Zimbabwe in ensuring that the situation
has not degenerated into violent conflicts.
- Call on the
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the African
Union to rise up and condemn the subversion of democracy and the
rule of law by President Robert Mugabe.
- Call on the
peoples of West Africa to identify and stand with the people of
Zimbabwe in defense of their democratic rights.
We have thus
commenced a programme of activities to sensitize and mobilize popular
support of West Africans to intervene constructively in establishing
democracy in Zimbabwe.
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