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Amnesty International Urges Mnangagwa To Reject PVOs Amendment Bill

2 years agoSat, 04 Feb 2023 08:55:00 GMT

Amnesty International Urges Mnangagwa To Reject PVOs Amendment Bill

A non-governmental organisation, Amnesty International, has urged President Emmerson Mnangagwa to reject the Private Voluntary Organisations (PVOs) Amendment Bill saying it shrinks the democratic space in Zimbabwe.

The PVOs Amendment Bill sailed through Senate recently, with all Senators except Morgen Komichi (MDC Alliance) voting for it to be passed into law, according to NewZimbabwe.com.

The Bill now awaits the assent of President Mnangagwa to become an Act.

Tigere Chagutah, Amnesty International’s Director for East and Southern Africa, said the Bill if passed into law in its current form, will have dire consequences for civic society organizations in Zimbabwe. Said Chagutah:

The PVO Amendment Bill in its current form threatens civic society organizations working on human rights in Zimbabwe.
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The proposed bill, if it becomes law, will have dire consequences, including restricting civic space and access to humanitarian support services in Zimbabwe as it will immediately render all Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), not registered as PVOs, illegal.
This Bill, if passed by the president, could be used to deny registration of human rights organizations due to the work that they do, including defending rights such as freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly.
The Bill would also exacerbate the growing crackdown on civil society organizations, increase human rights violations and make it more difficult for the people to hold the government to account.
There is a risk that employees and board members of NGOs could be arrested and subjected to punitive measures, including imprisonment, simply for doing their work.
President Mnangagwa must use his leadership position to reject this Bill as it is repressive. The President must ensure that this Bill is never signed into law.
Any future law must fully reflect international human rights standards and reaffirm the country’s human rights obligations towards the promotion and protection of the human rights of everyone including those who work to defend the rights of other people.
NGOs must be allowed to operate freely and to do their work without any reprisals.

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8 Comments

Dzingai N · 2 years ago

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Maparamuro · 2 years ago

There is nothing called international human rights standards as countries have different laws to regulate civil activities. We should set our own moral standards

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Tintin · 2 years ago

Zanu's policies are pro Zanu though they disguise them as pro Zimbabwe policies even the land reform program it was for Zanu and lately the operation restore legacy... Zanu has mastered the art of using the people for its ends and purposes... please wake up🤔🤔🤔

NGOs lack transparency · 2 years ago

How many NGOs are operating in Zimbabwe? Apart from those involved in health, developmental and food aid programmes what relief are the other NGOs bringing to Zimbabweans? We need tangible results from these NGOs

· 2 years ago

Who is "We"? Iwewe nani?

Anonymous · 2 years ago

@Doug I beg to differ. Theoretically yes Zimbabwe is a democracy, but in practice it is a dictatorship. You cannot absolve the President of responsibility for The PVO Bill. Parliament does not propose or write legislation. Neither is the PVO bill a Private Member's Bill. Without exception all pieces of legislation emanate from The Executive led by the President and his Cabinet. This nefarious piece of legislation is the brainchild of the President. While it is the duty of Parliament and Senate to pass or otherwise proposed bills, the Whipping System whereby the party (ZANU) which has a majority in Parliament can whip its members to enact legislation that is not democratic simply because it has the majority. Democracy is not only about holding periodic elections, but has its roots in Constitutionalism. I'm Zimbabwe the Bill of Rights is trampled upon. There is no Freedom of Speech. No Freedom of Association. No Freedom of Assembly. No Right to Health. No Right to Education. No Right to Life. Zimbabwe is a democracy in Theory and not in practice.

Vesto · 2 years ago

**** My apologies for the repeat. Network signal was erratic and I wasn't sure my first effort went through. Abject apologies. ****

??? · 2 years ago

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Maparamuro · 2 years ago

The reason why we have rights being trempled on by gvt is because the people we send to parliament are never our representatives, they represent their party bosses, they answer to the party bosses not the electorate. Our MPs need party approval to stand in elections, they don't need the approval of the voters. The voters who blindly follow political parties are then told who to vote for even if it's a donkey they will vote for it. Democracy will never work where the electorate is illiterate and the people they vote for are also illiterate. Majority of parliamentarians are in parliament to vote for what the party boss says, they never contribute meaningfully in the parliamentary debates except to parrot party positions which are dictated by the party boss.

Doug · 2 years ago

Zimbabwe is a democratic country, and what Amnesty International and other organisations should be doing is not to stop the president from exercising his mandate, but to show him that the parliament's and the senate's views were personal, and the viewy of the general population they are supposed to represent were not sought. These members take their presence in parliament and senate as a career, a source of livelihood, and they think pleasing the president and making him rubber stamp what comes from them secures their positions. It is what the majority of the nationals want which the president should sign for, as a nation which exercises democracy and holds elections religiously after every five years.

Vesto · 2 years ago

@Doug, I beg to differ. Parliament does not propose legislation. The Executive led by the President proposes Bill's, writes them and passes them to Parliament for enacting. So this bill is the product of the President and his cabinet. Overall the shrinking of democratic space in Zimbabwe is the hallmark of this current government, no two ways about it. If one looks at all the bills being fast tracked, they all are anti-democratic. Democracy is not just about holding periodic elections. The enabling environment, the legislative functions, independence of the judiciary, the adherence to all the fundamental Rights enshrined in the Constitution all add up to democracy. And unfortunately that is where Zimbabwe is falling short. Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Association, Freedom of Assembly, the Rigjt to Life, The Right to Health, the right to Education are myths in this country

Maparamuro · 2 years ago

Any parliamentarian can propose a bill gentlemen. The problem is we have illiterate people in parliament who are used by party bosses tor their personal interests

Maparamuro · 2 years ago

Fifth schedule part 4 clearly states that any MP or any senetor can introduce a bill. The challenge is their parties will not allow them unless they have the express approval of the party president. This is why all bills appear to be originating from the president