While we do not have total clarity as to the situation on the ground, it has come to our attention that there have been sudden changes in the government structures of Zimbabwe, resulting in the army taking control of leadership. This has raised concerns for many Zimbabweans in that their country is in a state of flux which can escalate and result in dire consequences for the people of Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n
The people of Zimbabwe have continuously been subjected to oppression, exploitation and poverty, and the current developments have the potential to exacerbate their suffering.<\/p>\n
The role of SADC and governments in the region in supporting the regime in Zimbabwe should also not be overlooked. Their actions, including at times inactions, have contributed to the current situation in Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n
The Civil Society Organisations and actors listed below confirm their solidarity with the people of Zimbabwe in this volatile and unsettled period.<\/p>\n
We call on the role-players within the country to exercise restraint and to place the well-being and protection of the Zimbabwean people at the top of their priority objectives.<\/p>\n
We call on the role-players within the country to ensure that the civil liberties of the people of Zimbabwe are recognized and respected and that their physical integrity and democratic principles are guaranteed.<\/p>\n
We call on our respective governments and SADC to engage with all relevant role-players to broker a positive way forward with the least possible upheaval and pain for the people of Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n
We stand in solidarity with the movements and organisations in Zimbabwe that have engaged in the struggle for transformation and democratisation in their country and that will continue to do so.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n We call for people to people solidarity.<\/strong><\/p>\n Civil Society Organisations and Actors in support of this statement:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \uf0b7 A Uni\u00e3o Nacional de Camponeses, UNAC, Mozambique<\/p>\n \uf0b7 Ac\u00e7\u00e3o para o Desenvolvimento Rural e Ambiente, ADRA, Angola<\/p>\n \uf0b7 Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Mo\u00e7ambicana para Desenvolvimento da Fam\u00edlia, AMODEFA, Mozambique<\/p>\n \uf0b7 Aurea Mouzinho, feminist activist, Angola<\/p>\n \uf0b7 Church Land Programme, CLP, South Africa<\/p>\n \uf0b7 Community Healthcare Worker Regional Movement, Southern Africa<\/p>\n \uf0b7 East Cape Agricultural Research Project, ECARP, South Africa<\/p>\n \uf0b7 groundWork, South Africa<\/p>\n \uf0b7 International Labour Research and Information Group, ILRIG, South Africa<\/p>\n \uf0b7 Just Associates, JASS, Southern Africa<\/p>\n \uf0b7 Justi\u00e7a Ambiental, Mozambique<\/p>\n \uf0b7 La Via Campesina – Southern and Eastern Africa<\/p>\n \uf0b7 Labour Resource and Research Institute, LARRI, Namibia<\/p>\n \uf0b7 Legal Assistance Centre, LAC, Namibia<\/p>\n \uf0b7 Livaningo, Mozambique<\/p>\n \uf0b7 Positive Vibes, Namibia<\/p>\n \uf0b7 Rural Women\u2019s Assembly, Southern Africa<\/p>\n \uf0b7 South African Careworkers Forum, South Africa<\/p>\n \uf0b7 Surplus People Project, SPP, South Africa<\/p>\n \uf0b7 Wellness Foundation, South Africa<\/p>\n \uf0b7 Women\u2019s Legal Centre, WLC, Namibia<\/p>\n \uf0b7 WoMin, African Gender and Extractives Alliance, Africa<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" While we do not have total clarity as to the situation on the ground, it has come to our attention that there have been sudden changes in the government structures of Zimbabwe, resulting in the army taking control of leadership. This has raised concerns for many Zimbabweans in that their country is in a state […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[6040,114,556,6041,5058],"class_list":["post-21784","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general","tag-coup","tag-dan-moshenberg","tag-haunts","tag-military-coup","tag-zimbabwe","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.womeninandbeyond.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21784","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.womeninandbeyond.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.womeninandbeyond.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.womeninandbeyond.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.womeninandbeyond.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=21784"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.womeninandbeyond.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21784\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24427,"href":"http:\/\/www.womeninandbeyond.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21784\/revisions\/24427"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.womeninandbeyond.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=21784"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.womeninandbeyond.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=21784"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.womeninandbeyond.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=21784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}