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As Human Rights Defenders we strongly condone this 🤨. We are deprived freedom of expression, once you oppose the ideology of the state you're seen as a threat. Thank God she was located, Itai Dzamara never came back, this is very worrisome 😭. Amnesty International Amnesty International Zimbabwe #youth4integrity #respecthumanrights #HRD
#𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝐙𝐢𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐰𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐰𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 Namatai K. 𝐚𝐭 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐨 𝐛𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝟖 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬. 𝐇𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝. 𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐢 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞, 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐮𝐞𝐥 𝐆𝐰𝐞𝐧𝐳𝐢 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐕𝐮𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐮𝐳𝐢 𝐌𝐨𝐲𝐨. 𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐧 𝐮𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥-𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠. Nompilo Simanje Dhruv B. Ireen Chikatula The Democracy & Culture Foundation Titilope Ajayi, Ph.D. Esther Bonyonga Tapela Banda We are deeply disturbed by the arbitrary arrest and forced disappearance of Woman Human Rights Defender #WHRD, Namatai K., who was forcibly removed from a plane by state security agents this afternoon. Namatai's dedication to human rights and justice is commendable, and her abrupt detention raises serious concerns about the respect for fundamental freedoms in #Zimbabwe. We urgently call for her immediate release and a thorough investigation into her whereabouts, safety, and well-being. The protection of #WHRDs is essential for upholding democracy and human rights for all. #ReleaseNamatai #SafeguardingWHRDs #WHRDsAtRisk Ford Foundation National Endowment for Democracy Urgent Action Fund for Feminist Activism Urgent Action Fund-Africa UN Women Black Feminist Fund Equality Now AfricanDefenders (Pan-African Human Rights Defenders Network) Feminists In Kenya (FIK) Open Society Foundations Amnesty International Gina Romero Mary Lawlor SADC Secretariat Athens Democracy Forum Kofi Annan Foundation Human Rights Foundation Human Rights Watch Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda
