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Illegally evicted residents must be reinstated
Combined Harare Residents Association (CHRA)
February 27, 2009

The Combined Harare Residents Association (CHRA) has learnt that dozens of families who were illegally displaced by ZANU-PF supporters from Council owned and other houses they rented during the pre-June 27 (2008) presidential run-off period, are still homeless as the courts have either failed to timeously hear their cases or are demanding exorbitant fees amounting to as much as US$30-00 before they can issue eviction orders to the current illegal occupants. The displaced were allegedly accused of coordinating CHRA activities, an organisation they (ZANU-PF supporters) accused of sympathizing with the MDC.

The heightened political intolerance which was witnessed across Zimbabwe left such victims as the Government of the day, those who sympathized with it, law enforcers and the judiciary colluded in committing massive human rights violations. The Association reckons that the former residents of Matererina Flats, Matapi Flats, in different parts of Mbare and indeed in all other residential and market places of the city must be reinstated as a matter of urgency as Harare/Zimbabwe cannot continue to live in the past under the current political dispensation and into the future all and sundry are hoping to see.

CHRA calls on the concerned authorities to immediately restore the residents' rights, meanwhile the Association will facilitate that the illegally displaced residents get the long overdue redress. CHRA will continue to advocate for non-partisan, professional and effective service delivery in a democratic and socio-politically and economically just environment at local and national levels.

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