Thabitha speaks out

In the week ahead of International Women’s Day, Unite hosted Thabitha Khumalo, an opposition MP from Zimbabwe who has come to highlight the scale of human rights abuses in Zimbabwe, with thousands of ordinary people being beaten and raped, severe fuel shortages, prices rocketing and Zimbabwe police targeting trade union leaders in a crackdown on protesters.

In the video below, Thabitha, who faces security threats at home, explains the situation she and her fellow Zibabweans face under the current government:

And on International Women’s Day today (March 8), Thabitha has an important message for all women across the world: