THE STRUGGLE FOR SWAZILAND PEOPLE CONTINUES
It is with great sadness and disbelief to learn that the South African government has revoked the asylum permits of three leaders of the Communist Party of Swaziland (CPS) that have been living in South African since 2005 whom are not facing deportation. This is the very same CPS that was launched in South Africa on 12 April 2011, by Swazi men and women who have witnessed the systematic persecution of the Swazi population, who are burdened by political and social oppression, as well as enforced mass poverty, the worse HIV/AIDS pandemic in the world, and a horrific low level of life expectancy. It is very confusing when the SA government claims that there is no political problem whatsoever in Swaziland and the claim of the Swazi judicial system being independent and not subjecting any political opposition party activist to any persecution. One wonders if it's worth mentioning that the three leaders fled Swaziland in 2005 when they were facing arrest for engaging in political activism in the country. It is very confusing then to understand on what grounds the SA government base its reasons not to allow CPS comrades to continue leaving in SA while they continue fighting the banning of political parties being revoked and the unjust system the Swazi people are currently leaving under. This is the clear indication that the SA government has never been genuine and are forever calling for the selective international solidarity whenever it suits them. How does one government call for the Nigeria abducted girls to be safely returned home and on the other hand support the government and the system that has killed countless Swaziland people without reason? The government that recognizes that the human rights of the Palestinian people that are being violated by the Israelis and send no clear message on how they pledge support for the affected people but be bold enough to send three defenseless men to the land that guarantees them no safety and security nor freedom of expression and association? This is the public display of affection by the SA government towards the Swazi King at the high cost of the lives of ordinary Swazi people. It is clearly indication that the SA government is assisting the system to shut the voice that speaks for our fellow Swazi people and support the government that rules with fear. It is only a hypocritical government that will let innocent men to the lion's den to be detained without trial for as long as the monarchy will permit. It is the government that supports the suppression and the violation of the basic human right. It's only the government that has ever fought for the liberation of the African people and was labeled a terrorist group in the process, that will greatly undermine the voice and impact of the international community towards the liberation of the Swazi people. It is time our SA government proved that international solidarity is not a lip service or a token to be used to earn brownie points. We join many parties in the call for the SA government to review it's decision of revoking the permits or their blood will be on their hands. Zamile Gwala is a member of the National Executive Committee of SASCO and a Masters student at the University of Zululand http://www.sasco.org.za/show.php?include=pubs/moithuti/2014/issue04.html#fou r ____________________________________________________________________________ ___ Alan G du-Pont CPS Dep Chairperson and Head of Campaigns Cell - +27794724508 ____________________________________________________________________________ ___ Alan G du-Pont CPS Dep Chairperson and Head of Campaigns Cell - +27794724508 --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- -- NEW!!!! SSN FORUM IS ON FACEBOOK!!!! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Swaziland Solidarity Network Forum Google Group. Visit the group home page at http://groups.google.com/group/sa-swaziland-solidarity-eom-forum for more options, pages and files. To post to the group, send email to [email protected] or reply to this message. To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Swaziland Solidarity Network Forum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
