Sheilla Mironga #JusticeForMarryChiwenga Campaign

 16 April 2022

Every human being needs respect and the Zimbabwe government should protect women's rights. Mary Chiwenga is human like everybody else and has the basic right to be treated fairly, regardless of her personal issues. Women organisations and other human rights representatives' silence was immense towards the injustice of the Zimbabwean courts when she collapsed, crashed her head unfit to attend court, during the battle between the ex-husband Constantine Chiwenga in court on their children's custody case. She had suffered enough, Zanu PF is protecting Mary's ex-husband because of his high office position and power which shows signs of prejudice and unjust behaviour , manipulating the police and judiciary. 

I am encouraging  Zimbabwean women to come together to fight this injustice and the first lady of Zimbabwe should not be a partisan but a representative of every woman regardless of their status within our communities. The Zimbabwean government is portraying a good picture to the world that things are improving or evolving, yet those in higher rankings are abusing their supreme governing power. As a woman, a Zimbabwean citizen please take a moment and think about the mental state of Mary's children and their wellbeing, about how their mother is being subjected to negative comments being posted on a daily basis. How can the Zimbabwean justice system be biased towards the citizens it's supposed to protect.

 The Ministry of Justice Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Ziyambi Ziyambi attended the 49th session of Human Rights in March stating that the government is putting efforts to 'promote and protect the human rights for all our people'. Yet they do not follow the rule of law, high level of discrimination, protection of powerful members of government for example ex-husband of Mary Chiwenga. It is through public votes why they are in offices, instead ministers are serving personal interest at the expense of the ordinary person on the street. 

Mary Chiwenga life matter as a Zimbabwean, 

l stand in solidarity with women in fighting to eliminate physical, emotional and financial abuse happening in Zimbabwe. 

#JusticeForMarryChiwenga

About the author

Sheilla Mironga is a  Zimbabwean human rights activist and She is also the Organizing Secretary for the South Branch of the UK Chapter of ROHR Zimbabwe. She writes in her personal capacity in this instance.