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Report
of the 41st Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples'
Rights
Zimbabwe Human
Rights NGO Forum
July 06, 2007
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1.
Introduction
The 41st session of the
African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights (hereinafter referred
to as the Commission) began in earnest on the 16th of May 2007 to
the 30th May 2007. As is the tradition, the NGO Forum preceded the
session of the Commission. The NGO Forum session began on the 12th
to the 14th of May 2007. This report aims to cover proceedings from
both meetings and also to give a brief of the press conference on
Zimbabwe which was held on the 15th of May 2007.
The delegation
from the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum comprised the following,
Tafadzwa Mapfumo-Muvingi, Brian Penduka, Arnold Tsunga and Tor Hugne
Olsen. The civil society delegation comprised Blessing Chimhini,
Solomon Sacco both from SAHRIT,
Dzimbabwe Chibga, Irene Petras, and Otto Saki from ZLHR,
Abel Chikomo from MMPZ
, Wilbert Mandinde from MISA,
Jacob Mafume and Itai Zimunya from Crisis
in Zimbabwe Coalition, Xolani Zitha from the Bulawayo
Agenda, Primrose Matambanadzo from Zimbabwe
Doctors for Human Rights, Masimba Nyamanhindi and Promise Mukwananzi
both from the Students
Solidarity Trust, Gabriel Shumba, Allison and Michel Majuru
from the Zimbabwe
Exiles Forum and Obert Chinhamo UNDP Uganda. The Government
of Zimbabwe (GoZ) delegation, which the Honourable Minister of Justice,
Legal and Parliamentary Affairs headed was the largest ever, comprising
11 members, including the Honourable Minister and his Permanent
Secretary Mr. D Mangota, Ms. Margaret Chiduku, Ms. Jill Makarati,
Mr. Lawrence Murasi, Messrs. Tapfumaneyi and Stewart Nyakotyo from
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ambassador of Zimbabwe to Ghana
and most notably the spokesperson for the Zimbabwe Republic Police,
Assistant Commissioner Wayne Bvudzijena. The Minister, in the private
hearing on Zimbabwe, justified the size of delegation stating that
he needed them to aid him in responding to queries by the Commission
on the State Party Report, which was being considered later at this
session.
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