PETITION TO SADC FROM ZIMBABWEANS IN THE DIASPORA!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                               

                                                  PETITION

  

                                    TO

 

    SADC STATES

 

   AS A COLLECTIVE FOR EACH SADC STATE 

        TO GRANT TEMPORARY RESIDENCE PERMITS TO       

             ZIMBABWEAN REFUGEES WITHIN THEIR STATES                     

                              

                     ___________________________________

 

           SUBMITTED  BY

 

         ZIMBABWE DIASPORA CIVIC SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS FORUM

                   ZIMBABWE DIASPORA DEVELOPMENT CHAMBER

                                            GLOBAL ZIMBABWE

 

 

The Zimbabwe Diaspora Civil Societies Forum sent a petition to SADC to countries, and through the SADC secretariat in Botswana, requesting SADC countries as a collective, for each SADC country to grant Temporary residences permits to undocumented displaced Zimbabweans in their territories, until the political crisis in Zimbabwe is resolved.  Over 60% of Zimbabweans displaced as a result of political and economic meltdown in their country are undocumented and have no status.   They are subjected to chronic arrests, detention, deportations and unprecedented humiliation within all these SADC countries.  They are deported back to a hegemonic dictatorship which has consistently committed human rights abuses on its citizens amid hunger and joblessness. 

The Forum await to hear from SADC, who are so far quiet, while people are suffering. 

 

The Forum says we are not Jews in Mecca, but SADC citizens in SADC, and Africans in Africa.  We appreciate the negotiations, but there are no goals beyond the interests of political parties at contest.  The Diaspora is lumped under MDC, the reason being the terms of reference structured by  SADC and that during South Africa's CODESA civil societies were included under the ANC.  There are thousands of good Zimbabweans in the Diaspora, who are here because of situations beyond their control, and not because they subscribe to the MDC.  This lumping is not desirable.  The SADC communiqué for SADC ministers of finance to work out an economic package for Zimbabwe is merely to close the meeting.  The cue comes from South Africa minister of Finance, who said the options for Zimbabwe were spelt to them, and is up to Zimbabwe.  We cannot see SADC raising a minimum of US$10 billion required for Zimbabwe to move out of recession.  None of these initiatives are mobilizing or involving the totality of the citizens or the Diaspora in particular. The core issue of a President controlling an un-audited budget used to pay salaries of thousands of political executioners and vigilantes in the rural and urban areas is neither affected by the negotiations nor authorized by the current constitution. On this approach these initiatives fall short and Zimbabwe will remain in limbo.

 

The petition is our humble approach to SADC.   In return the Diaspora will provide financial assistance to all permit holders so that they engage in viable economic activities and provide a platform for the development of Zimbabwe as well as raising billions, over time,  to finance reconstruction of Zimbabwe.  The Forum wants to be involved in the process of documentation to reduce costs.

 

However should SADC ignore or refuse our request, our last option is to approach an international court of justice with all the evidence of human rights atrocities and abuse of Zimbabweans in SADC.

 

Contact  www.zimcsoforum.org

Daniel Molokele +27 72 947 4815

Luke   Zunga      +27 83 528 1561

 

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