03/08/2020
The Green Revolutionary Students of Africa (GRESA) strongly condemns the violation of human rights by some overzealous State agents who have since taken the law into their own hands. The arrest of Panashe Sivindai and Methembe Msipha, both students at NUST, for simply exercising their constitutional right by the police is a strong indication that the regime has no respect whatsoever for human rights.
We have learnt Panashe was simply wearing a placard and doing her shopping in a local supermarket. Methembe had no placard but the Zimbabwean flag only. None of the students breached any lockdown rules. The regime has shown that it doesn't want people to speakout. We are also following closely the pending police report made by Panashe wherein on the fatefull day she was abducted by states agents and taken to a building along JMN Nkomo between 12 and 11 Bulawayo.
GRESA appreciates the effort by our trooper Bruce Israel Masamvu delpoyed by Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) who represented both students. We condem human rights violations exhibited by the state agents.