Saturday, August 05, 2006

The Great Betrayal: Zimbabwean Asylum Seekers at a cross road / Zim Daily, 5 Aug 2006

http://zimdaily.com/news2/article.php/20060804130521246
Lynette Mhlanga
"How do you tell someone that human rights exist when all they face is violation of their rights? Zimbabwe is not a safe country, how can a country where people are made homeless be safe. What is the meaning of safety? Is it safe to even go back to a country where you face torture, inhuman and degrading treatment? That Zimbabwe’s torture chambers are still there in Goromonzi is not a secret. The problem with the implementation of human rights is that all the momentum toward human rights remains at the level of ideology. Whilst Britain says Zimbabwe is abusing human rights its courts are saying Zimbabwe is safe for failed asylum seekers to be deported to."