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Article VII documentation screened in Uganda
Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights)
July 23, 2010

Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) screened the documentary "Article VII Voices for Healing" on the NTV in Kampala Uganda.

After the screening of the documentary, ZimRights national director, Okay Machisa held a press conference which attracted a total of forty three international journalists. In his speech, Mr. Machisa gave the background of the documentary and how it captures the views of the victims and survivors of violence that characterised pre and post election period in Zimbabwe in 2008 as well as the human rights violations dating back to the Gukurahundi massacres of the Matebeleland province in the 1980s.

The production is a culmination of consultations in rural communitites of Zimbabwe on the course the National Healing process, provided for in Article VII of the Global Political Agreement, should take. In the spirit of peace building and community healing, ZimRights is determined to engage Zimbabwean communities in programs that reflect on what took place and build a strong and united Zimbabwe from the reflection.

The police in Zimbabwe interfered with a photo exhibition entitled "Reflections" a complimentary program to the article VII documentary which showed pictures of victims that suffered at the hands of human rights perpetrators in the 2008 political violence. Although the launch in Harare was a success, police impounded the pictures minutes before the launch scheduled for Masvingo province and have since returned them. This led to the arrest of ZimRights Masvingo Chairperson, Mr. Joel Hita under charges of holding a meeting without seeking a police clearance. Mr. Hita is currently awaiting trial.

Interestingly both Reflections exhibitions and article VII documentary were launched in South Africa and now in Uganda. This is a stepping stone in the struggle for human rights as it will go a long way in raising awareness to the international community on the situation in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe's case is not a one man struggle but once that requires the support and intervention of both Africans and the world at large, to join hands in the fight for a democratic Zimbabwe.

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