MAVERICK CITIZEN WEBINAR: Cry, Zimbabwe: Lawyers appeal for acts of solidarity to defend human rights

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In an unusual act of transnational solidarity last week the Johannesburg Society of Advocates hosted a webinar to discuss ‘the crisis in law’ in Zimbabwe. Their intention was to allow the world to hear directly from practising human rights lawyers about the subversion of the rule of law into ‘rule by law’ and to speak about the cases they are involved in.

, formerly the director of the Constitutional Litigation Unit at the Legal Resources Centre and currently based at the Faculty of Law, University of Oxford.

Mpofu attributes Zanu-PF’s targeting of lawyers in particular to the fact that they have been at the centre of challenging the conduct of the Mnangagwa government. He says “lawyers have sinned against the regime” and now there is an attempt to silence them. However, most of Hansi’s input focused on the many ways the Zimbabwean government is using the law to act against its citizens, including:

 

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Unathi_Kwaza That's the thing with socialism. You only get to vote once. Don't cry about it. It's the freedom you wanted. This one is on you. The scenario is perfect to blame another ethnic group. Just unfortunate there are none left in Zim. Blame a date like 1652. Still works in 2020. Enjoy

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