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MOZA and WOZA members detained
Restoration of Human Rights (ROHR)
March 01, 2011

ROHR Zimbabwe decries the further abuse of human rights defenders in the hands of the security forces, following the recent incident in Enumbane and Mabutweni in Bulawayo in which MOZA and WOZA members were heavily beaten and incarcerated by the police. WOZA reports that seven of its members, who were picked from their houses yesterday, have been incarcerated under mysterious circumstances, denied rights to medical attention, legal representation and isolated from being seen by family members.

ROHR Zimbabwe does not condone the use of excessive brutal force by the security forces against unarmed civilians. It is our humble submissions that the coalition government should protect the rights of citizens and let the law take its course at all times. We reiterate that human rights are not special privileges nor gifts bestowed at the pleasure of governments and politicians but rather God given, non negotiable, indivisible and Universal as enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)

Meanwhile in other instances, it is deeply concerning to note that thousands of protesters have been murdered in cold blood to silence them from expressing their discontent against the 41 year ruler-ship of Muammar Gaddafi in the latest events in Libya, chronicling the worst human rights abuses in the recent uprisings in the Middle East.

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