Press release, 06/21/2005
As the human rights situation in Zimbabwe deteriorates by the day, with tens
of thousands of ordinary Zimbabweans left sleeping on the streets next to the
rubble of their destroyed homes, a coalition of more than 150 African and
international human rights and civic groups will launch an urgent Joint Appeal
to the United Nations and African Union to help the people of Zimbabwe.
The Joint Appeal will be launched at five press events throughout Africa and at
the UN on 23 June 2005.
The Joint Appeal has been coordinated by Amnesty International, the Center on
Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE), and Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights.
Signatories to the Joint Appeal include: the Inter Africa Network for Human
Rights (AFRONET), the Housing and Land Rights Network of the Habitat
International Coalition, the International Bar Association's Human Rights
Institute and the International Crisis Group and the International Commission of
Jurists (ICJ).
Details of press events, including contact telephone numbers for interview
requests:
Lagos, Nigeria
Organizer: Legal Defence and Assistance Project (LEDAP)
Speakers: Mr Kolawole Olaniyan, Africa Programme Director,
Amnesty International
Ms Mawuse Anyidoho, Coordinator, COHRE Africa Programme
Ms Jessie F Majome, Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights
When: 10.00 local time, 23 June 2005
Where: Nigerian Union of Journalists Press Centre, Ikeja
Contact: Abimbola Olaleye, tel: +234 (01) 5550277 /
493560
Johannesburg, South Africa
Organizer: Zimbabwe Solidarity and Consultation Forum
Speakers: Ms Nokuthula Moyo, Chairperson, Zimbabwean Lawyers
for Human Rights