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Zimbabwe - Girl Child Network
The
situation of the girl child in Zimbabwe and the world over is a depiction of so
much suffering, subjection, oppression and deprivation. The girl child is born
only to be surrounded by social facts which so heavily and overbearingly impose
themselves on her such that what she has to do is to adjust and adapt to the
hostile environment and curve her own world out of survival.
Poem by Sarah, Age 10
Mureverwi, Chihota, Zimbabwe
“The Girl Child”
They
regard us as special,
Yet they abuse us culturally.
We are the slaves of the home,
We cook, clean the house,
And look after children.
We are never given the chance to go to school.
We are used to appease the evil spirits.
We are forced to marry in times of hunger.
But why the girl child and not the boy child?
Parents, you need to change your attitude towards girls.
Give us equal opportunities
And we will prove you wrong.
Parents, if you educate a girl
You educate a nation.
We need our nation to be educated.
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UNITED NATIONS |
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UN
experts concerned about deteriorating human rights situation in Zimbabwe |
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29
April 2008 United Nations Special Procedures
mandate holders today issued a joint statement of concern regarding the
situation in Zimbabwe in the aftermath of the 29 March parliamentary and
presidential elections. This statement is issued by the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Mr Philip Alston; the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, Ms. Yakin Ertürk; the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, Mr. Miloon Khotari; the Special Rapporteur for the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, Mr Ambeyi Ligabo; the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on human rights defenders, Ms Hina Jilani; and the Special Rapporteur on the question of torture, Mr Manfred Nowak. |
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