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Zimbabwe:
Amnesty International rejects AU claim that violations are 'internal'
matter
Amnesty
International
AI Index: AFR 46/020/2005 (Public)
News Service No: 175
June 24,
2005
http://news.amnesty.org/index/ENGAFR460202005
Amnesty International
rejected claims by the African Union (AU) today that it would not
be "proper" for the AU to interfere in the "internal" affairs of
Zimbabwe.
"The people of Zimbabwe are being sold out – in the interests of
a false 'African solidarity'. This conspiracy of silence amongst
African leaders is fuelling a human rights catastrophe for the people
of Zimbabwe. African solidarity should be with the people of Africa
– not with governments responsible for grave human rights violations,"
said Kolawole Olaniyan, Director of Amnesty International's Africa
Programme, speaking from Lagos today.
"All AU member states have made a commitment to promote and protect
the human rights of the people of Africa. This commitment is explicitly
stated in the Constitutive Act of the AU, adopted by member states
in 2000."
"The AU must take action to protect the rights of African men, women
and children. Human rights are not simply a domestic matter."
Background
The AU statement (view
the News24 story) was made earlier today by AU spokesman Desmond
Orjiako.
Amnesty International, together with more than 200 African and international
human rights organizations, launched an urgent "Joint Appeal" yesterday
calling on the AU and UN to take action on the crisis in Zimbabwe.
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