Join us in protesting against the unjust detention and torture of 45 activists in Harare last week. The group of community leaders and activists were watching a video on the recent revolutions in North Africa when they were arrested, charged with treason and tortured. They are still being detained and denied access to medical treatment. It seems that Mugabe is nervous that Zimbabweans will be inspired by the toppling of the regimes in Cairo, Tunis and (hopefully) Tripoli. But this is just the most recent of a rapidly increasing number of human rights abuses in Zimbabwe in the run-up to elections later this year.
We are demanding that the South African government should act now and take a public and firm stance against such human rights violations. To this end, we will submit a memorandum to members of Parliament at the protest.
The protest will take place from 10:30 to 1 pm tomorrow (on Tuesday, March 1st) outside Parliament on Plein Street in downtown Cape Town. It will coincide and be in solidarity with the planned ‘Million Citizens March’ that will take place in Harare at the same time tomorrow. The situation in Harare is tense at the moment, as Zanu-PF is mobilizing to intimidate and constrain the movements of people who want to attend the protest tomorrow.
For the press statement, please click here: Protest against human rights abuses in Zimbabwe