Women stand up to political violence

WOMEN’S rights groups have demanded an end to political violence targeting female politicians.

The women have also called for a code of conduct for political parties in the wake of increasing incidents of political violence, mostly against women ahead of the 2023 polls.

Speaking yesterday during commemorations of the 22nd anniversary of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325, hosted by the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC), Women’s Coalition of Zimbabwe (WCoZ) national co-ordinator Sally Ncube said it was disheartening that political parties had normalised hate speech and violence against women.

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