The National Association of Youth Organisations (NAYO) has said it is
perturbed by the continued crackdown on Civil Society Organisations
(CSOs); Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), Journalists, activists
and human rights defenders; most of whom are youth.
“The crackdown has seen unlawful suspension of NGOs as in the case of
COTRAD in Masvingo; targeting of NGO leaders as seen by the arrests;
increasing political rhetoric to tighten provisions for demonstrations
with a corresponding increase of protests being banned by the police
(last week youth had their solidarity march on shrinking civic space
banned by the Police); continued brutality of the police as seen by the
recent attack on journalists covering clashes between vendors and City
Council Police; Public downplaying of the role of NGOs labelling them as
‘regime change agents’, the disproportionate targeting of youth; and
the continued shrinking civic space for NGOs to operate in communities, ”
said MacDonald Munyoro, the NAYO Programmes Manager.
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