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Zimbabwe human rights association( ZHRA) has filed a complaint to the Zimbabwe human rights commission and The National Peace And Reconciliation Commission against Patrick Chinamasa’s hate speech utterances at a press confrence on Monday.
ZHRA notes that such utterances are a violation of constitutional human rights which the two commisions should investigate the statements uttered.
At a press confrence held by the ruling party on Monday ZANUPF acting spokesperson Patrick Chinamasa called American Ambassador Brian Nichols a thug and claimed that the U.S through Nichols is backing Zimbabwe’s main opposition party MDC Alliance via anti government protest scheduled for Friday.
In response to the hate speech utterances Zimbabwe human rights filed a complain in a statement to the two independent commissions ZHRA said that such speeches are unlawful in Zimbabwe as they violate constitutional human rights.
“ ZimRights has noted that hate speech and incitement to commit violence is prohibited by the laws of Zimbabwe and in violation of fundamental rights guaranteed in the Constitution.”
The association added that , “ By inciting his supporters to commit violence against anti-corruption protestors, Mr. Chinamasa is putting the lives of many Zimbabweans in danger. “
Chinamasa’s comments were not responded to immediately by the US embassy , however on Tuesday the embassy summoned the Ambassador of Zimbabwe to give an explanation of the accusations.
Assistant Secretary for U.S Department of State’s Bureau of African Affairs Tibor Nagy tweeted ,“Comments from #ZANUPF – while sadly not surprising – are deeply offensive. We have summoned the Ambassador of Zimbabwe to explain.”
With the planned July 31 demostrations against government corruption political tensions in the country countinue to increase.
The US embassy in Harare did not immediately respond to Chinamasa’s comments.
However, on Tuesday, said they had summoned the Ambassador of Zimbabwe to explain the offensive and accusation utterances.
he tweeted.
His Tweet was endorsed by U.S Foreign Relations Committee, “The U.S continues to be strongest international partner of the Zimbabwean people, despite #Zimbabwe’s governing party pursuing a policy of name-calling, deflection and misinformation to justify their current economic and political crisis. Keep up the good work, Amb Nichols.”
Political tensions are rising fast in Zimbabwe after activists called for demonstrations on July 31 against government corruption, which they blame for deepening the worst economic crisis in more than a decade.
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