“The power of love can conquer the love of power”

Members of the social justice movement Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA) are frequently detained for protesting peacefully.

 
  Women demanding affordable food and social justice on a demonstration in Harare, Zimbabwe, February 2006. AP/EMPICS

In September 2010, eighty-three WOZA members were detained by police for participation in a commemoration of International Peace Day. At least ten members required medical attention after being held overnight in filthy cells and denied food. In more recent protests, including on December 2nd of 2010, police arrived in full riot gear as WOZA was delivering its latest report on poverty to the Zimbabwean Parliament. Jenni Williams, one of WOZA’s co-founders was also briefly detained by police during a protest in November.

Although the unity government has been heralded for its role in the more stable Zimbabwean economy, the story of WOZA proves that there are ongoing concerns about human rights.

Please add your name and a personal message to Amnesty International’s Valentine’s Day card to WOZA members. These cards will be delivered to WOZA members, letting them know that fellow human rights activists from across the world are looking out for them.  

285 names have already been added to Amnesty International's Valentine's Day Card to the women of WOZA. Click here to view the names and personal messages.

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Buy a Rose in support of WOZA's courageous human rights defenders in Zimbabwe

Buy a fair-trade rose
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Zimbabwean Embassy as a show of your support for the women of WOZA.

Learn more about WOZA’s activism by visiting their website: www.wozazimbabwe.org.

Read WOZA's latest report on poverty in Zimbabwe, or a blog post about the delivery of the report to Parliament.

Take action to end maternal mortality in the Zimbabwean community of Hopley and harassment of other Zimbabwean activists.

Find out more about human rights in Zimbabwe by following Amnesty's Human Rights in Zimbabwe blog

 

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