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ZESN granted observer status with African Commission on Human and
People's Rights
Zimbabwe
Election Support Network
May 18, 2012
The Zimbabwe
Election Support Network (ZESN) has been granted an observer status
by the African Commission on Human and People's Rights (ACHPR).
The observer status was granted during the Commission's 51st
Ordinary Session which was held from the 18th of April to the 2nd
of May 2012 in Banjul, Gambia. ZESN joins 349 non-governmental organisations
in Africa and twelve other civic society organisations in Zimbabwe
such as the Media
Monitoring Project of Zimbabwe (MMPZ), Zimbabwe
Human Rights NGO Forum, Zimbabwe
Human Rights Association (ZIMRIGHTS), Media
Institute of Southern Africa (MISA), Catholic Commission for
Peace and Justice in Zimbabwe (CCJPZ), Zimbabwe
Women Lawyers Association (ZWLA) and Zimbabwe
Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR).
This new status
will enable ZESN together with other CSOs that already enjoy the
observer status to directly interact with the African Commission
on Human and People's Rights on various issues pertaining
to the protection and promotion of human rights in the country.
In addition, the status will also allow ZESN to report violations
of human rights to the Commission through communications and many
other mechanisms that are available. ZESN envisage that such communication
and actions will assist in the prevention of human rights abuses
and promotion of human rights in Zimbabwe.
"We are
very happy with the opportunity awarded to ZESN by the Commission
and we hope that this will go a long in promoting democratic elections
and enhancing the quality of elections in Zimbabwe in particular
protecting the right to vote. We affirm ZESN's commitment
to reporting and attending the sessions of the Commission",
said the Director of ZESN, Rindai Chipfunde Vava.
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