Chamisa Thanks "Voices" Standing With Zimbabwean People

Nelson Chamisa, the president of the opposition MDC Alliance has expressed gratitude to everyone who has spoken against bad governance and human rights violations in Zimbabwe.

He speaks when the international community has called upon Zimbabwean authorities to uphold human rights enshrined in the constitution. Posting on Twitter, Chamisa said:

I thank all progressive voices in Africa & beyond for standing with the people of Zimbabwe in this great hour of need. Thank you former President Khama,@Julius_S_Malema,@MmusiMaimane,Dumelang Saleshando. Your voices amplify people’s voices. One Africa One pple! #ZimbabweLivesMatter

There have been reports of arrest, abduction and torture of government critics including opposition activists and human rights defenders.

Some of the notable individuals who have been arrested and or tortured are corruption whistleblower Hopewell Chin’ono and Jacob Ngarivhume of opposition Transform Zimbabwe who were arrested on the 20th of July.

The duo’s arrest and continued detention has been described by some as the government’s crackdown on dissent.

Government authorities, however, dismiss the allegations saying the duo and some more people were arrested for trying to dislodge a constitutionally established government.