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BY HARRIET CHIKANDIWA CIVIC society organisation, Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) has expressed concern over the sending of citizens to prisons and police holding cells for minor offences exposing them to the COVID-19 pandemic. The rights group also said such practice was also endangering the Zimbabwe Prison and Correctional Services workforce. This came after national police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi released a statement dated January 19, 2021, saying the police had arrested 2 336 people for offences related to the contraventions of the lockdown regulations. Of these, 890 had been arrested for unnecessary movement while 920 for failing to wear face masks. In a statement, ZimRights said the figures only provide a glimpse into the numbers of Zimbabweans that have been arrested for minor, including political opposition leaders and human rights defenders held at various police cells while others are in pre-trial incarceration exposing them to the pandemic. “ZimRights takes note that while law enforcement remains crucial, a distinction should be drawn between ordinary crime and offences occasioned by the imposition of the lockdown, especially during this difficult time that citizens have been asked to stay at home without the provision of social safety nets,” the organisation said in a statement yesterday. “ZimRights is concerned that the continued reckless detention of citizens, especially activists, for trivial crimes like tweeting, may now seem like a deliberate act to expose them to the COVID-19 pandemic,” the statement added. ZimRights urged the government to respect fundamental rights during this pandemic. “The government must desist from targeting human rights defenders and political opponents and throwing them into cells exposing them to contract COVID-19.” The lobby group added: “ZimRights urges the law enforcement arms of the government to consider using summons and written notices as the primary methods of bringing accused persons to court.” lFollow Harriet on Twitter @harrietchikand1
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HEAD of the Roman Catholic Diocese in Jamaica, Archbishop Kenneth Richards, has expressed concern about the absence of religious leaders in Catholic schools across the island, a staple which he says is responsible for the academic excellence and discipline in these schools.
During an interview with the Jamaica Observer, Archbishop Richards revealed that Catholic high schools traditionally led by religious sisters or nuns, and religious brothers, except for Holy Childhood High, no longer have a religious leadership tied to the Catholic Church.
Further, Archbishop Richards said the absence of religious sisters and brothers in Catholic schools has affected the culture, community, values and attitudes of the institutions.
“Part of the discipline that existed in our schools was a spin-off from the Catholic ethos and what the religious sisters, brothers and priests embodied with respect to how they approach engaging the students academically, socially with respect to their development.
Archbishop Richards added: “We are looking at how to use our lay leaders and retired persons — how they can volunteer to become present to help us with presence in our schools to facilitate the kind of engagement that is missing because we do not have the religious sisters again with respect to nurturing those values.
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VH1 apparently made its way back to the Windy City and started filming for the show’s new season, according to cast member Charmaine Walker.
The VH1 show was slated to air its new season last month, but the crew had stopped filming because of the current pandemic.
“Black Ink Crew: Chicago” boss and main cast member Ryan Henry, announced an hour before the season 6 premiere was supposed to air on May 6 that the show would return in the summer.
Nevertheless, Charmaine seems more than excited for the new season to premiere, and so do her fans.
Someone else told Walker they “couldn’t wait” until the new season premiere aired.
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