Award winner Magodonga Mahlangu and WOZA co-founder Jenni Williams, both travelled to Washington DC to receive the 2009 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights award. Williams accepted the award on behalf of WOZA while Mahlangu was singled out in her personal capacity as a rights activist.
Speaking from Washington before the ceremony on Monday night, Mahlangu told SW Radio Africa she is proud of what the group has achieved. She explained the award recognises not just her and WOZA’s fight for freedom in Zimbabwe, but also all human rights defenders who have fought for democracy in the country.
"It is an honour, after fighting for so long, that we are all being recognised in such a way," Mahlangu said.
Mahlangu and Williams have both been in the US for two weeks, raising awareness of the true state of the Zimbabwe situation, which has changed very little since the formation of the so-called unity government in February. Mahlangu explained that the truth of Zimbabwe‘s reality is being obscured by the country’s politics, saying the real people are still fighting for peace and democracy.
Award winner Magodonga Mahlangu and WOZA co-founder Jenni Williams, both travelled to Washington DC to receive the 2009 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights award. Williams accepted the award on behalf of WOZA while Mahlangu was singled out in her personal capacity as a rights activist.
Speaking from Washington before the ceremony on Monday night, Mahlangu told SW Radio Africa she is proud of what the group has achieved. She explained the award recognises not just her and WOZA’s fight for freedom in Zimbabwe, but also all human rights defenders who have fought for democracy in the country.
"It is an honour, after fighting for so long, that we are all being recognised in such a way," Mahlangu said.
Mahlangu and Williams have both been in the US for two weeks, raising awareness of the true state of the Zimbabwe situation, which has changed very little since the formation of the so-called unity government in February. Mahlangu explained that the truth of Zimbabwe‘s reality is being obscured by the country’s politics, saying the real people are still fighting for peace and democracy.
Source: Allafrica
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