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Commission Spokesperson Mweelwa Muleya
The Human Rights Commission (HRC) has condemned the savage attack of mourners at Lusaka’s Memorial Park yesterday and calls for political leadership to end the escalating violation of human rights and freedoms through organised political violence.
The commission says it is a great national shame that bereaved families and individuals are not only deprived of their right to mourn and put to rest their departed ones in peace, but are subjected to politically- motivated physical violence, theft and destruction of their properties at a graveyard.
HRC Spokesperson Mweelwa Muleya has told QFM News that mourning and burial places should be sacred places of grieving and consoling those suffering from the loss of their departed beloved ones.
Mr. Muleya says the attacking of mourners by political cadres at Memorial Park in Lusaka yesterday must be condemned as a cold-hearted and criminal political behaviour.
He has called on the police to thoroughly investigate the unfortunate incident at Memorial Park, arrest and prosecute the culprits without fear or favour.
He has reiterated that the continued political hostility between the Patriotic Front (PF) and the United Party for National Development (UPND) is contributing to, and endangering the maintenance of peace, law and order as well as grossly undermining the promotion and protection of fundamental human rights and freedoms.
Mr. Muleya says there is need for leaders across the political divide to accept to be held accountable for the atrocities committed by their members and start taking practical good faith efforts towards stopping their members from engaging in criminal acts.