By Staff Writer
GLOBAL rights lobby group ,Amnesty International has implored rights activists to escalate the fight for freedom to see the light of the day.
In a statement on the back of the write for rights campaign launch, AI Zimbabwe said it was time to fight for rights with determination.
“Over the past few years, your actions have made a real difference to people’s lives,” the statement read.
“From Zimbabwe to Guatemala to Kyrgyzstan, activists have been freed and justice has been served.
“Amnesty International will launch its annual global letter-writing campaign on December 10 (Human Rights Day) to fight injustice and support people whose human rights are under threat at a time when global order hangs in the balance.”
Agnès Callamard, Amnesty International secretary-general said by writing letters, signing petitions and sharing stories, citizens were able to support activists whose lives were in danger.
“People have been jailed, shot, tortured, forcibly disappeared and murdered, simply for speaking out to defend human rights, for protesting or voicing their anxieties about the state of the world,” Callamard said.
“This is intolerable. Amid persistent conflicts, shrinking civic space and an intensifying climate emergency, we need to hear their voices more than ever.” At least 184 human rights violations were recorded recently in the country, according to a latest report by the Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP).
