NGO Wary Of Onslaught On Civil Society
15 May 2019
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Farai Dziva|The Institute for Community Development is deeply concerned about the onslaught on the civil society.

In a statement released on Tuesday the organization said it would petition the Parliament of Zimbabwe to exercise its oversight role on fundamental rights of marginalised groups.

“During the meeting held last week the Institute for Community Development resolved to develop a petition to Parliament beseeching Parliamentarians to exercise their oversight role on the rights of people with disabilities, as well as an urgent chamber application which will be filed with the High Court of Zimbabwe on the rights of the LGBT people in Zimbabwe.

This will enable them to express themselves like all citizens of Zimbabwe.

We are making calls to the government of Zimbabwe to be much more proactive on safeguarding the rights of the LGBT fraternity as well as fighting corruption – which is prevalent in most municipalities and government departments.

We are also disturbed by the current crackdown on CSOs.With recent suspensions of CSOs the rate at which the civic space is closing is alarming hence the organization is calling on the government to widen the democratic space for civic groups,” said the Institute for Community Development in a statement.