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Tendai Gukutikwa
Post Correspondent
MANICALAND will tomorrow join the rest of the world in commemorating the International Day of Human Rights.
This year’s event is celebrated under the theme: ‘Reducing inequalities, advancing human rights’.
In an interview, Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission’s director for education, promotion and research, Mrs Karukai Ratsauka, said this year’s theme resonates with Section 56 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe which states that everyone is equal before the law regardless of their social standing.
“There should not be any grounds for discrimination against a person’s political affiliation, gender, race, class or any other distinctive features that they might have. Everyone should be equal before the law and that is what we are advocating,” she said.
Mrs Ratsauka also said equality, inclusion and non-discrimination, were a human rights-based approach to development.
“This human rights based approach is the best way to reduce inequalities and resume our path towards realising the 2030 Agenda,” she said.
To prepare residents for the day, the commission conducted outreach meetings across the city over the past week.
Residents in Sakubva, Dangamvura, Chikanga and Fern Valley participated in these meetings.
During the sessions, participants received in-depth teachings on human rights and how to access help when they are deprived of their rights.
Speaking during one of the outreach meetings in Chikanga, Ward 14 councillor, Councillor Sekai Mukodza, said the meetings benefitted the communities immensely as most do not know their rights.
“Even when it comes to council issues, residents should know that they have rights too.
“They have certain rights like the right to clean and portable water, and the right to good health. These can be deprived if council fails to provide the necessary services,” she said.
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