PARLIAMENT yesterday heard how the UPND leadership has continued denying Zambians their human rights with impunity.Minister of Justice, Given Lubinda said it was disappointing that the UPND members of Parliament (MPs) who actively decampaigned the referendum on the bill of rights, and currently decampaigning the progressive bill 10 are now crying for human rights.Debating the motion on African Peer Review Mechanism, UPND Mazabuka MP Gary Nkombo said human rights and freedom of expression had been clamped down by the PF Government.Mr Nkombo said the closure of Prime Television was evidence that freedom of speech is under threat.Opposition leader of the house, Jack Mwiimbu also said there was human rights violation under the PF regime. Mr Mwiimbu who is UPND Monze MP further said the ruling party was not tolerant to divergent views.But Mr Lubinda said it did not make sense that the UPND MPs that had asked people to vote against the referendum on the bill […]
Lubinda castigates hypocritical UPND
