PF RENDERED HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TOOTHLESS, THANK GOD HH HAS FIXED THE INSTITUTION- ACTIVIST
A human Rights Activist Nsama Musonda Kearns says the Patriotic Front (PF) led Administration had turned the Human Rights Commission (HRC) into a toothless bulldog.
In a post shared on Dynamic Analysis Zambia (DAZ) WhatsApp group this morning, 9th October, 2021, Ms. Musonda who is also former Mansa PF Mayoral aspiring candidate said even reporting a matter to the commission seemed hopeless during the last seven year reign of the Patriotic Front (PF).
Ms. Musonda however expressed happiness that the Hakainde Hichilema led New Dawn Administration has shown political will to fix such institutions.
She noted that under the PF regime it seemed like it was just a sheer waste of time to report human rights violations as institutions mandated to promote and protect such rights for all people in Zambia were being undermined by those in authority.
Ms. Musonda who is also an environmentalist has observed that so far the Commission is working independently, affirming that it is now responding to Human Rights violations as it should be.
“Our previous regime had made the Human Rights Commission toothless, even report a matter to them seemed hopeless but thankfully it wasn’t a waste of time, they have the records and now that Bally has fixed these institutions dentures, let them bite.”
“So far the Commission is working independently and they are responding to Human Rights violations as it should be…” Ms. Musonda said
Meanwhile, commenting on the arrest of kabushi MP Bowman Lusambo Ms. Musonda said it is a lesson to leaders in Zambia never to abuse Authority given by God and the people because there is always a time for reckoning.
Below was her post on the same platform;
The biggest lesson in all this to our current leaders is never to abuse Authority given by God and the people because there is always a time for reckoning.
For a long time in Zambia people lived under bondage because those entrusted to protect the people and serve justice failed the people of Zambia and I can only imagine how many more people have died, been injured both physically and psychologically or lost their livelihoods because of the political atmosphere we had in Zambia.
A lot of poor people who cannot afford lawyers have suffered injustices from politicians who became like gods, but thankfully there is a time and season for every activity under heaven.
If ba Lusambo is charged accordingly, it will help to reduce political violence in Zambia and even those who killed Kungo should be brought to book so that Zambians can regain confidence in our judicial system.
Justice is justice regardless of who is involved and what political party they belong to.