[AU-Monitor] RE: ZIMBABWE STATEMENT FOR SIGN ON

[Marren]

we are not in the SADC region but would like to be included in the list both
personally and organisationally.  My name and organisation are below
 

Marren Akatsa-Bukachi

Executive Director

The East African Sub-regional Support Initiative 

for the Advancement of Women (EASSI)

Plot 87 Bukoto-Ntinda Road

P. O. BOX 24965, Kampala Uganda

Tel: 256-41-285163, 285194

Fax: 256-41-285306

E-mail: marren.akatsa at eassi.org

eassi at eassi.org

Website: http//www.eassi.org

 

EASSI’s Mission is to facilitate follow-up of the Dakar and Beijing 
Platforms for Action (BPFAs) in order to enhance the advancement of women 
and social justice through Research and Documentation, Advocacy, Capacity 
Building, Networking and Information Sharing. EASSI specifically tracks 
government’s implementation of the BPFAs within the eight Eastern African 
countries of; Burundi, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, 
Tanzania and Uganda.

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La mission de l’EASSI est de faciliter le suivi des plates-formes 
d’Action de Dakar et de Beijing dans le but d’améliorer le statut de la 
femme et la justice sociale, à travers la recherche et la documentation, 
la plaidoirie et le renforcement des capacités, l’établissement des 
contacts professionnels, et le partage de l’information. L’EASSI traque 
spécialement la mise en application des plates-formes d’actions de 
Béijing par les Gouvernements dans les huit pays composant l’Afrique 
Orientale, qui sont : le Burundi, l’Eritréa, l’Ethiopie, le Kenya, le 
Rwanda, la Somalie, la Tanzanie et l’Uganda.


 

 

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On Behalf Of Roshnee Narrandes
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Subject: [AU-Monitor] RE: ZIMBABWE STATEMENT FOR SIGN ON



Thanks Musa!

 

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From: SWAZILAND COALITION OF CONCERNED CIVIC ORGANIZATION
[mailto:sccco at swazi.net] 
Sent: 14 March 2007 14:20
To: Roshnee Narrandes; OSISA_Board; Dr. Reginald Matchaba-Hove; Reginald
Matchaba-Hove; IECA_lob at ebonet.net; Russell.Pickard at osi-eu.org;
monagengsanji at yahoo.com; zimsocialforum at zimcodd.co.zw;
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afraht at hotmail.com; tewekel at ethionet.et; mohammed_adow at hotmail.com;
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eyasol at ethionet.et; andrewheavens at ftnetwork.com; atk at yahoo.com;
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Armitage; Mark.Ellis at int-bar.org; Justice Initiative; Muchena, Deprose
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Subject: Re: ZIMBABWE STATEMENT FOR SIGN ON

 

Dear Roshnee,

 

I read your statement which you sent to us yesterday (13 March, 2007) and
are in full support to it: both in my capacity as coordinator of the
Swaziland Coalition of Concerned Civic Organizations as well as in my
capacity as the chairman of the board of OSISA. 

 

I would like to encourage all our staff as well as all Board members to do
everything in their power to show solidarity woth the people of Zimbabwe at
this their trying time. Please keep us informed of every developments in
this regard.

 

Kind Regards

 

Musa I. N. Hlophe

----- Original Message ----- 

From: Roshnee  <mailto:RoshneeN at osisa.org> Narrandes 

To: OSISA_Board <mailto:OSISA_Board at osisa.org>  ; Dr R
<mailto:rmatchaba at medsch.uz.ac.zw> Matchaba-Hove ; Reginald Matchaba-Hove
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amberhenshaw at yahoo.co.uk ; frehiwots at hotmail.com ; feba at ethionet.et ;
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ethiopianherald1 at yahoo.com ; enaf at ethionet.et ; ena at ethionet.et ;
etv2 at ethionet.et ; girmayanni at yahoo.com ; adrashe at yahoo.com ;
skebede2000 at yahoo.com ; ayalewjohn at yahoo.co.uk ; rfana at ethionet.et ;
wic at ethionet.et ; joinhabte at yahoo.com ; netsyassaye at yahoo.com ;
emmanuel.goujon at afp.com ; amber at amberhenshaw.com ; coetzerj at sabc.co.za ;
boniface.vignon at hotmail.fr ; leilasudan at gmail.com ; abwaokenn at gmail.com ;
beauregard.tromp at inl.co.za ; Irunguh at oxfam.org.uk ; Bronwen Manby
<mailto:bronwen at afrimap.org>  ; EOdete at oxfam.org.uk ; TajuA at aol.com ;
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<mailto:coordinator at publishwhatyoupay.org>  ; Cruzeiro do Sul
<mailto:cruzeirodosul.iid at tvcabo.co.mz>  ; Paulo Cuinica
<mailto:g20 at fdc.org.mz>  ; Mary-Jane <mailto:mary-jane at transparency.org.zw>
; Marumo Legal  <mailto:mbmarumo at botsnet.bw> Consultants ;
Corina at hivos.co.zw ; Bob  <mailto:Bob.van.der.Winden at Niza.NL> van der Winden
; Kabir Bavikatte <mailto:kabir.bavikatte at protimos.org>  ; A Fernandes
<mailto:eferreira at snvworld.org> C Ferreira, Elvira ; Alvinah Thela
<mailto:Alvinah.Thela at Treasury.gov.za>  ; Imran Hassan
<mailto:imo at telkomsa.net>  ; Emmanuelle  <mailto:coordinator at cwci.co.za>
Gille ; ShymaP at joburg.org.za ; Thato Chabeli
<mailto:Thato.Chabeli at Treasury.gov.za>  ; thuli.letsoalo at dst.gov.za ; Zahira
Seedat <mailto:zahira at eisa.org.za>  ; Horacio Zandamela
<mailto:Zandamela.HL at mgmt.wits.ac.za>  ; Horman Chitonge
<mailto:chitonge at yahoo.com>  ; pbond at mail.ngo.za ; Jane Duncan
<mailto:jduncan at fxi.org.za>  ; naeem at fxi.org.za ; Nana Tanko
<mailto:ntanko at osiwa.org>  ; Thuso  <mailto:Thuson at emfuleni.gov.za)>
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<mailto:tmusavengana at sadcpf.org>  ; Ilona Tip <mailto:ilona at eisa.org.za>  ;
sherri at eisa.org.za ; Dot Keet <mailto:dkeet at iafrica.com>  ; Dennis Brutus
<mailto:dennisbrutus2002 at yahoo.com>  ; Dean  <mailto:pillayd at za.spescom.com>
Pillay ; Denis Kadima <mailto:dkadima at eisa.org.za>  ; Colm Allan
<mailto:c.allan at ru.ac.za>  ; Thokozile Madonko <mailto:t.madonko at ru.ac.za>
; Ferrial Adam <mailto:fadam at fanaroff.co.za>  ; Saley, Khatija K
<mailto:Khatija.Saley at standardbank.co.za>  ; Khabele
<mailto:khabele at eisa.org.za> Matlosa ; chrr at sdnp.org.mw ; Chris Landsberg
<mailto:chris at cps.org.za>  ; Clemens  <mailto:cdaniels at moj.gov.na> Daniels ;
Hawes, Gary <mailto:G.Hawes at fordfound.org>  ; micheler at igd.org.za ; Michelle
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sapsn <mailto:sapsn at zimcodd.co.zw>  ; Sue Mbaya <mailto:smbaya at sarpn.org.za>
; Barbara Kalima-Phiri <mailto:BKalima-Phiri at southernafricatrust.org>  ;
Nellie  <mailto:nellie at soulcity.org.za> Phiri ; Necton Mhura
<mailto:nmhura at chanco.unima.mw>  ; Koko Monama
<mailto:Koko.Monama at Treasury.gov.za>  ; Kuben Naidoo
<mailto:Kuben.Naidoo at Treasury.gov.za>  ; wonder.jekemu at sida.se ; Wole
<mailto:Wole.Olaleye at actionaid.org> Olaleye ; salim <mailto:salim at kd.co.za>
; Dren <mailto:nupen at global.co.za>  ; Bontle  <mailto:bontle at polka.co.za>
Mpakanyane ; Murray Cairns <mailto:Cairns.M at pdm.wits.ac.za>  ; Collins
Magalasi  <mailto:cmagalasi at mejn.mw> (E-mail) ; Davie Malungisa (E-mail)
<mailto:dmalungisa at zimcodd.co.zw>  ; George Dore  <mailto:george at sn.apc.org>
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(E-mail) <mailto:dmaleleka at consultant.com>  ; David Maleleka (E-mail)
<mailto:dmaleleka at centralbank.org.ls>  ; Elias
<mailto:EliasI at angola.osisa.org> Isaac ; Graham  <mailto:ghopwood at iway.na>
Hopewood (E-mail) ; Hubert Tshiswaka <mailto:HubertT at osisa.org>  ;
kalengo at tvcabo.co.mz ; Mulikita  <mailto:nmulikita at yahoo.com> Njunga ; Muzi
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<mailto:mobilize at africaaction.org> Action ; Davie Malungisa
<mailto:DMalungissa at OxfamAmerica.org>  ; Brian.Kagoro at actionaid.org ;
Bronwen Manby <mailto:bronwen at afrimap.org>  ; Brendan
<mailto:brendan at igd.org.za> Vickers ; Dileepan  <mailto:dsiva at ndi.org>
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<mailto:dooaphane at realnet.co.sz> Aphane ; Econ  <mailto:admin at ejn.org.za>
Justice Network ; Francis Ng'ambi <mailto:fngambi at hotmail.com>  ; Ele
<mailto:Ele.Armitage at int-bar.org> Armitage ; Mark.Ellis at int-bar.org ;
Justice Initiative <mailto:info at justiceinitiative.org>  ; Muchena, Deprose
<mailto:dmuchena at usaid.gov> (HARARE/DGO) ; Mugambi Kiai
<mailto:mkiai at osiea.org>  ; Irunguh at oxfam.org.uk ; bnowrojee at osiea.org ;
nobuntu <mailto:zekedak at mweb.co.za>  ; Noel
<mailto:noelkututwa at sahrit.org.zw> Kututwa ; Yvonne Chibiya
<mailto:ychibiya at sahrit.org.zw>  ; FORCHEH, N.
<mailto:FORCHEHN at mopipi.ub.bw> (DR.) ; oscarjom at yahoo.com ;
Fotini.ANTONOPOULOU at cec.eu.int ; Mary Metcalfe
<mailto:Mary.Metcalfe at wits.ac.za>  ; Neville Gabriel
<mailto:NGabriel at southernafricatrust.org>  ; ngwira
<mailto:naomingwira at yahoo.com> naomi ; Phillip Machon
<mailto:phillip_machon at hotmail.com>  ; Phil ya  <mailto:nshr at iafrica.com.na>
Nangoloh ; Otto  <mailto:osaki at zlhr.org.zw> Saki ; Pascal Kambale
<mailto:pkambale at osi-dc.org>  ; Akwe Amosu <mailto:aamosu at osi-dc.org>  ;
Akwe Amosu <mailto:akwe.amosu at gmail.com>  ; Davie Malungisa
<mailto:DMalungissa at OxfamAmerica.org>  ; Francis
<mailto:fngambi at hotmail.com> Ng'ambi ; Freedom Chete
<mailto:freedomchete at yahoo.co.uk>  ; Amber Olaleye
<mailto:amber at eisa.org.za>  ; Paulo Cuinica <mailto:g20 at fdc.org.mz>  ; Jane
Duncan <mailto:jduncan at fxi.org.za>  ; naeem at fxi.org.za ; mzi at fxi.org.za ;
virginia at fxi.org.za 

Cc: All_OSISA <mailto:All_OSISA at osisa.org>  ; Julie Hayes
<mailto:JHayes at sorosny.org>  ; Isabella  <mailto:zvinemazuva at yahoo.com>
Matambanadzo 

Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 2:44 PM

Subject: ZIMBABWE STATEMENT FOR SIGN ON

 

Dear Colleagues, Friends and Partners

 

As indicated earlier today please find hereunder the statement that we would
like your support on. The statement will be run in a least one major
newspaper in every country in the SADC region and at least 2 South African
papers. What is required is that you mail your support to me, either as an
individual or as an organization.  The cut-off time will be tomorrow, 14
March 2007 at 16h00. We are trying to get as many signatures onto the
petition as possible so please also forward to as many people as possible. 

 

We look forward to your support in the fight for democracy and respect for
human rights.

 

The OSISA Team

 

 

Zimbabweans fight while SADC Watches in Silence:  A Call to Action

 

We represent the many people within SADC who believe in lasting and
democratic solutions to the crisis in Zimbabwe.  We issue this open letter
to all citizens of this region, and in particular to our heads of state and
government, members of parliament in the respective countries and senior
leaders within the SADC and African Union Secretariats to take urgent action
to end the crisis in Zimbabwe.

 

We learned with shock and dismay of the Zimbabwe state¹s attack on its
citizens on Sunday 11 March 2007 which resulted in the death of Gift
Tandare.  We are horrified to learn of the arrest and detention of dozens of
civil society, church and opposition parties leaders at a peaceful prayer
meeting that took place the same day.  Their subsequent detention without
access to legal counsel and appropriate medical attention is cause for great
concern.

 

We are outraged that not a single state within SADC and the AU has issued a
statement decrying the situation and calling for the restoration of, and
respect for, human rights in Zimbabwe.

 

For almost a decade the people of Zimbabwe have suffered under the unjust
regime of Robert Mugabe and his ZANU-PF party.   Freedom of expression and
assembly have been severely curtailed, virtually all independent media
outlets have been shut down, and thousands of people have been dispossessed
by an increasingly desperate party and its ruler.

 

For many years Zimbabwean activists have mounted protest actions and
demonstrations, and have made it clear to the world that they aspire to live
under a democratic dispensation.  Using non-violent means, the people of
Zimbabwe have used all legitimate structures at their disposal: the courts,
their parliament and the media, with little or no effect.

 

Today, in solidarity with the people of Zimbabwe, we, the people of this
region, must say that enough is enough.  Our governments cannot continue to
ignore this situation.  Millions of Zimbabweans are displaced and are no
longer able to live in their once prosperous nation.  Millions more within
Zimbabwe are hungry, sick and unable to access basic services.

 

If action is not taken now at the highest levels, there will be blood on the
hands of all those states whose silence has aided and abetted Mugabe¹s
regime.  The time for a softly-softly approach ­ if there ever was one ­ is
over.  

 

Those who defend Mugabe imply that his opponents seek to overthrow the
Mugabe regime.  This is simply untrue.  We firmly believe that the future of
Zimbabwe lies in the hands of Zimbabweans themselves.  The future of
Zimbabwe lies in national constitutional talks, in free and fair elections
and in a return to the respect of human rights principles.  The role of the
regional and continental community is to facilitate this process.

 

We therefore demand regional and continental intervention to ensure:

1. Freedom of assembly, expression, opinion and association are respected;

2. The media is allowed to operate freely;

3. That the looming humanitarian crisis that prevents Zimbabweans from
accessing basic social services including food security, health care, water
and sanitation, be averted.

 

We urgently call upon all heads of state and government in SADC to ensure
the following: 

1. An independent investigation into the death of Gift Tandare on 11 March
2007 following the police shooting in Highfield;

2. The release from detention of all political detainees currently in
custody as a result of exercising their democratic rights to peaceful
protest on 11 March 2007;

3. Provision of quality medical attention to all those in custody;

4. Access to legal counsel by all those in custody;

5. Speedy resolution of this situation by the courts and compliance with
court orders by the police.

 

Furthermore, we insist that African governments to use bilateral and
multilateral means such as the SADC, African Union and the United Nations to
urgently appoint and dispatch a high-level team of eminent persons to:

 

1. Assess the situation on the ground in order to prevent more shootings and
harm to the general public, and

2. Develop a sustainable and inclusive diplomatic solution to the crisis
which includes the hosting of inclusive talks.

 

NOW IS THE TIME TO ACT, THE FUTURE OF ZIMBABWE IS AT STAKE.

 

THE PEOPLE OF SADC

 

1.         The Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA)

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