Summary: This petition is by the Zimbabweans Citizens in the Diaspora pleading with the International Community to stop the Zimbabwe government from systematically conducting gross violations of human rights against members of the opposition party and in this particular case Job Sikhala who was arrested on 14th June 2022. 

Job Sikhala is a Member of Parliament, Vice Chairperson of the opposition party Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) in Zimbabwe, a lawyer and a family man who has been unlawfully incarcerated in Chikurubi maximum prison for the past nine months without trial. HE IS STILL THERE!

This is gross violation of a citizen’s human rights perpetrated by the government because of his choice to affiliate with a political party of his choice and conducting his professional duties of representing victims of political violence.

This action by the government of Zimbabwe constitutes violation of the Zimbabwean Constitution and the International Convention on Human Rights, therefore we petition the British government to find ways to stop this kind of brutality by a government upon its own citizens.

In the United Kingdom the Manchester Branch of CCC has initiated a Petition to the British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak at 10 Downing Street. This is imminent for the 16th March 2023. 

In addition, from the House of Lords, Lord Jonathan Oates [Co-Chair of "The All Party Parliamentary Group for ZIMBABWE"] is organising an event at Parliament for the 300 days in {illegal} detention of Job Sikhala. This will occur on the 10th April 2023, however there is a Parliamentary Holiday at this time, so a Provisional Demo on 17th April 2023 is proposed at this time {subject to confirmation}