VP Mphoko Admits Need For Dialogue In Addressing Past Human Rights Violations
Published: 2016 May 14 08:29:44 (4269 Views)
Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko has admitted that to address past human rights violations the nation needed open dialogue and truth telling.
He said this would address the root cause of physical, emotional and traumatic experiences and mend broken relations.
Presenting a topic at the National Defence College on National Healing, Peace and Reconciliation, VP Mphoko said threats to national security such as tribalism, politics, hunger colonisation, economic issues and mistrust needed to be addressed.
“Matters of the need to reconcile people and bring about healing have remained partially addressed or not addressed for a very long time leading to carryover of conflicts. These conflicts have affected the lives of everyone as they have been carried forward from one generation to another,” he said.
“National security is not only about defending the country’s sovereignty through arms or waging wars, but other methods of bringing peace through dialogue and mediation,” he said.
“Where there are differences and conflicts, let’s agree to disagree and help bring about national healing and reconciliation of our people for peaceful development to take place in our countries and thus lead to betterment of the lives of all.”
VP Mphoko said Government had set up the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission with a view to achieving peace, development and national prosperity.
He said they was need to depolarise the political space through the promotion of more established inclusive and constructive processes such as more peaceful elections.
But his Zanu PF party has in the past stifled debate on human rights violations including the 1980 genocide which claimed an estimated 20 000 innocent civilians from Matabeleland and Midlands Provinces. He has claimed that the genocide was a western conspiracy much to the displeasure of most Zimbabweans.
- Herald
He said this would address the root cause of physical, emotional and traumatic experiences and mend broken relations.
Presenting a topic at the National Defence College on National Healing, Peace and Reconciliation, VP Mphoko said threats to national security such as tribalism, politics, hunger colonisation, economic issues and mistrust needed to be addressed.
“Matters of the need to reconcile people and bring about healing have remained partially addressed or not addressed for a very long time leading to carryover of conflicts. These conflicts have affected the lives of everyone as they have been carried forward from one generation to another,” he said.
“National security is not only about defending the country’s sovereignty through arms or waging wars, but other methods of bringing peace through dialogue and mediation,” he said.
“Where there are differences and conflicts, let’s agree to disagree and help bring about national healing and reconciliation of our people for peaceful development to take place in our countries and thus lead to betterment of the lives of all.”
VP Mphoko said Government had set up the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission with a view to achieving peace, development and national prosperity.
He said they was need to depolarise the political space through the promotion of more established inclusive and constructive processes such as more peaceful elections.
But his Zanu PF party has in the past stifled debate on human rights violations including the 1980 genocide which claimed an estimated 20 000 innocent civilians from Matabeleland and Midlands Provinces. He has claimed that the genocide was a western conspiracy much to the displeasure of most Zimbabweans.
- Herald
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