Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CIZC) says the country is going to experience the worst human rights violations perpetrated on citizens by the military as a result of Zanu PF in fighting.
Reacting to the attacks on former liberation war fighters by the police in Harare this week, CIZC said armed forces should protect citizens.
Heavily armed police on Thursday descended on war veterans who had gathered for a meeting in the capital.
They used teargas and water cannons to disperse the peaceful gathering alleging that the Indaba was illegal.
“We fear for the worst in terms of human rights abuses emanating from armed forces’ brutality against Zimbabwean citizens given the current infighting within the ruling party, Zanu PF,”said the civil society representative group.
“We implore the security services to desist from serving partisan interests as enshrined under the country’s constitution”.
Crisis says it is disappointed to note that armed forces are being used by politicians.
“CIZC castigates the manipulation of the security services to push selfish agendas by those in the echelons of power and implores the security sector to respect people’s constitutional rights such as the right to peaceful demonstrations as well as freedom of expression and association”.
Zimbabwe To Experience Worst Human Rights Abuses-Crisis In Zimbabwe Coalition
20 February 2016