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Condolence message on the passing on of Eileen Sawyer
Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP)
August 17, 2012

The Zimbabwe Peace Project joins the rest of the Zimbabwean Civil Society in mourning the passing on of veteran human rights defender and activist Mrs. Eileen Sawyer.

Eileen worked diligently and professionally in pre- and post-independence Zimbabwe through her deep and passionate involvement in assisting the less privileged, minority groups, the racially discriminated, the vulnerable and the marginalised in the Zimbabwean society especially through her role as the chairperson of the Legal Resources Foundation and head of the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum.

ZPP will always cherish the close partnership in monitoring and documenting cases of politically motivated violence in Zimbabwe with the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum during Eileen's tenure as Executive Director from 2002 - 2008.

Eileen must also be credited and remembered for forging a positive relationship between the government and the Legal Resources Foundation in terms of offering training, producing legal publications and other services that improved access to justice for ordinary people in Zimbabwe.

To the Sawyer family, staff at the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum, and all her friends and colleagues, ZPP confers its heartfelt condolences. Our prayers are with you during this difficult period.

May Her Dear Soul Rest in Eternal Peace

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