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ROHR
Zimbabwe demonstrates in Mashonaland Central, Bindura
Restoration of Human Rights (ROHR)
December 01, 2008
More than 350
Bindura ROHR members and residents took to the street today (01
December 2008) in a protest organised by ROHR Zimbabwe. The protest
is part of a ROHR Zimbabwe's multilayered campaign for Democracy
and Justice.
The protests are calling
for a quick resolution to the political impasse and the creation
of a transitional government that should be able to quickly deal
with the worsening humanitarian crisis caused by a total breakdown
of the socio-economic fabric of the country. The evidence of this
can be seen by the over 800 deaths caused by Cholera and closure
of public hospitals, widespread hunger and poverty and the increase
of the population that is relies with food aid over the past few
months. According to United Nations statistics 4.9 million people
are in need of food aid and project the number to increase to 5.1
million in January 2009.
The protesters marched
from the CBD of Bindura along the main street. It ended at Chipadze
bus terminus, where the presence of police forced people to disperse.
The experience of arrests by police, beatings and possible abductions
by Central Intelligence Organisation agents and Zanu PF operatives
which have become Zanu PF's chief strategy of dealing with dissent
and peaceful protests have affected the people's ability to protest
freely.
ROHR Zimbabwe calls upon all Zimbabweans and other civic organisations
to join in protests to register anger for the unresolved political,
socio-economic multi-layered crises in Zimbabwe. No words can describe
the high level of poverty and hunger that has cuffed the citizenry
due to the political vacuum created by the highly elusive all-inclusive
Government of National Unity comprising Zanu PF and the two MDC
formations.
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