THE Continental Leadership Research Institute (CLRI) has expressed concern at the shrinking civic space in Zambia.<\/p>\n
Executive director Mundia Hakoola says the Institute is more concerned about the recent happenings where the motorcade for opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema was shot at by the police.<\/p>\n
Hakoola said the incident was a direct assault on people\u2019s rights of assembly and movement.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the recent past, there have been a number of incidents where rights of movement and assembly have been threatened and some State institutions that have a mandate to protect citizens have actually been used to threaten these same rights and liberties,\u201d he said. \u201cThis event where the opposition leader was shot at by the police is an act of dictatorship and is reckless, considering that not long ago we lost Nsama Nsama Chipyoka, a civil servant who worked as a prosecutor for the National Prosecutions Authority (NPA), and Joseph Kaunda, a member of the United Party for National Development because of the [police\u2019s] unprofessional conduct.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said if the harassing of citizens by State agencies continued the country would soon be categorised as a dictatorship.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe take this opportunity to invite the international organisations concerned with human rights to take keen interest in Zambia and begin to aggressively monitor the human rights situation in Zambia,\u201d said Hakoola. \u201cAnd we also call the Zambia Police and the Ministry of Home Affairs to engage with all stakeholders and find common ground that will lead towards a path of transparency and accountability in the way the public order Act is being administered.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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