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ZLHR
strongly condemns the acts of surveillance and intimidation of Jestina
Mukoko
Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR)
November 15, 2011
Zimbabwe Lawyers
for Human Rights (ZLHR) advises that on 15 November 2011 between
08:10 and 08:45hrs an unidentified man who was driving a Black Rhino
double-cab vehicle stalked Jestina Mukoko who was exercising her
right to freedom of movement around greater Harare.
ZLHR recalls
that similar acts of surveillance targeting Human Rights Defenders
(HRDs) in the past have culminated in serious life-threatening security
incidents such as abduction
and enforced disappearance, and that Jestina Mukoko was also
a victim of such surveillance that ended up in her being disappeared
on 3 December 2008.
ZLHR deplores
such acts of surveillance which amount to scare tactics aimed at
silencing HRDs like Jestina Mukoko from carrying out their legitimate
activities in Zimbabwe.
While ZLHR was
not able to ascertain the identity of this unidentified man in the
Black Rhino, such cars are known to be owned by, or linked to, state
agents and have in the past been associated with the state.
ZLHR condemns
these renewed attacks on HRDS especially with the anticipation of
elections in the near future. ZLHR is also greatly concerned given
the upsurge in cases of violence that have been witnessed in the
last few weeks in Harare as well as other parts of the country.
Other than condemning
these renewed attacks on Jestina Mukoko, ZLHR implores the state
to respect the important work that is played by HRDs in the advancement
of human rights promotion and protection in Zimbabwe. ZLHR urges
the government of Zimbabwe to forthwith take concrete measures to
ensure that the security of HRDs is protected at all times in Zimbabwe
by fully implementing the provisions of the United Nations Declaration
on Human Rights Defenders.
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fact
sheet
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