Alec Muchadehama – newzimbabwevision

‘MUGABE’S threats amount to Executive interference and muzzling of judiciary independence’-HUMAN rights defenders and opposition parties

Posted on September 5, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

HUMAN rights defenders and opposition parties yesterday cried foul over President Robert Mugabe’s unrestrained attack on the judiciary, saying the move amounted to Executive interference and muzzling of judiciary independence. Addressing Zanu-PF youths in Harare on Saturday, Mugabe described as “negligent and reckless” judges, who, in the past weeks, have sanctioned political demonstrations against the Zanu-PF government. Respected lawyer and former Harare mayor, Muchadeyi Masunda, said the four pillars of government have been emasculated since…

‘Mugabe’s Zanu PF regime, police and service chiefs are the biggest obstacles to peace and tolerance in Zimbabwe’

Posted on August 21, 2016August 21, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

THE National Transitional Justice Working Group (NTJWG) has said President Robert Mugabe, government ministers, the police and service chiefs are the biggest obstacles to peace and tolerance in the country through their threats to people exercising their democratic rights to protest. NTJWG chairperson, Alec Muchadehama yesterday said the threats presented the single biggest stumbling block to peace and tolerance, before calling on Mugabe to uphold his constitutional mandate, which, among other things, states…