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Zimbabwe Government must ratify the United Nations Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading treatement or Punishment

Zimbabwe Government must ratify the United Nations Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading treatement or Punishment

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Started by Anonymous 15 years ago
In June 1987 the United Nations put into force its Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading treatment or Punishment. 146 countries around the world including most Southern African countries have ratified this convention. This petition urges the Zimbabwe government to uphold its citizens' Human Rights by ratifying this very important international convention. We believe this is a necessary step in outlawing Torture in Zimbabwe. Currently in Zimbabwe (2011) there are no laws that specifically outlaw or define Torture. It is common knowledge that ZANU PF uses organized Violence and Torture against all opposition. We believe free and fair elections in Zimbabwe can only take place when everyone feels safe. We also urge the International Community not to forget the people of Zimbabwe in their quest for Freedom. Rusununguko MuZimbabwe (Freedom in Zimbabwe)

Updates

August 2, 2011

The government continues to ignore the absence of laws against torture in our country. Take this link and email your local representative to demand they raise this issue in the next session. We need to keep the pressure on until they acknowledge how urgent this is for our safety.

August 2, 2011

We hit a significant turn in momentum today and it shows that people are paying attention to the lack of legal protections in our country. Contact your local representatives now to demand that they put this issue on the official agenda. Post this link to your Facebook page to make sure our pressure on the government stays constant.

6 Comments

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Chipo Walker
14 years ago Featured

tired of reading the news and seeing what happens to my people. ratify it already.

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Tinashe Kennedy
14 years ago Featured

its long overdue. enough is enough with the violence.

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Sarah Nichols
14 years ago Featured

How can we call ourselves a democracy when people are still being treated this way? This needs to stop now.

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Mark Nash
14 years ago Featured

ABOUT TIME!!! Everyone deserves basic human rights regardless of politics.

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David Bryant
15 years ago Featured

we need real change and this the first step. stop the abuse.

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Tendai Schneider
15 years ago Featured

Every person deserves to live without fear. Please hear us.

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