Wednesday, August 30, 2006

Women's Issues: Zimbabwean court dismisses charges against 63 female protesters

A court in Zimbabwe has dismissed charges against 63 women protestors arrested six months ago for staging a demonstration against biting economic hardships.

The protest which was inspired by a strike by female textile workers in the US in 1912, called for the right to be able to afford basic necessities like food as well as the good things in life like flowers.

Women of Zimbabwe Arise (Woza) said it had won a significant victory after a magistrate ruled the 63 not guilty of charges of breaching the peace or making a public nuisance.