MIHR accuses Govt of violating rural communities' rights
Published: 2016 February 16 08:53:41 (4165 Views)
A Matebeland based human rights group has accused government of violating rights of rural communities in the region by denying them access to local radio stations.
The issue came up during commemorations of the World Radio Day held in Bulawayo over the weekend under the theme Radio in Times of Emergency and Disaster.
The Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights (MIHR) said it was saddening that 36 years after independence, most rural communities in Matabeleland region had no access to local radio stations and relied on broadcasts from Zambia, Botswana, South Africa and international "pirate radio stations" beaming into Zimbabwe via shortwave.
"Lack of access to radio reception in Matabeleland violates constitutional and fundamental rights and freedoms that include right to access information, right to education, right to health, as well as right to life among other interlinked rights and freedoms," the MIHR said in a statement.
Mushohwe, meanwhile, toured ZBC's Montrose Studios in Bulawayo last week where he indicated that the ongoing digitalisation programme was aimed at enabling communities in Matabeleland to access local radio stations.
- NewsDay
The issue came up during commemorations of the World Radio Day held in Bulawayo over the weekend under the theme Radio in Times of Emergency and Disaster.
The Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights (MIHR) said it was saddening that 36 years after independence, most rural communities in Matabeleland region had no access to local radio stations and relied on broadcasts from Zambia, Botswana, South Africa and international "pirate radio stations" beaming into Zimbabwe via shortwave.
"Lack of access to radio reception in Matabeleland violates constitutional and fundamental rights and freedoms that include right to access information, right to education, right to health, as well as right to life among other interlinked rights and freedoms," the MIHR said in a statement.
Mushohwe, meanwhile, toured ZBC's Montrose Studios in Bulawayo last week where he indicated that the ongoing digitalisation programme was aimed at enabling communities in Matabeleland to access local radio stations.
- NewsDay
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