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Victimisation of Amani Trust Continues
Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition
January 22, 2003

The Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition regrets Monday night’s petrol bomb attack in Kuwadzana and sends its deepest condolences to the family of those killed and injured in the attack.

However the Coalition unreservedly condemns efforts by the government to try and place blame for the attack on the Amani Trust. The Coalition has it on sound authority that Amani Trust vehicles are grounded without fuel and were therefore nowhere near Kuwadzana on the fateful night.

In the past government has used similar contrived allegations to manipulate public opinion and create a smoke screen in advance of a so-called "retaliatory" attack on legitimate organisations who are seeking creative solutions to Zimbabwe’s current crises.

In particular the Coalition notes with grave concern the government’s sustained attack against media and other groups involved in the documentation of human rights abuses.

The Coalition hopes that recent media attacks on the Amani Trust are not setting the stage for a similar action against the organisation or its members.

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