TM: The argument is that we want to see more women of substance in positions of authority, not to make up numbers. IPS: What is the argument here: is it having women in decision-making positions for the sake of it? Given this, I don't have confidence that we will see more women being represented in the new government. Theresa Mugadza: The composition of women in JOMIC is actually 25 percent female representation, a far cry from the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Gender Protocol and African Union (AU) guidelines which outline that there must be 50-50 representation by 2010. IPS: The government has appointed only three women to the 12-member JOMIC: what are the prospects of adequate representation of women in Zimbabwe's new government? FePEP also works with ordinary women inside Zimbabwe, as part of ensuring that women's voices and views are part of the political development of Zimbabwe. IPS spoke with Theresa Mugadza, a lawyer, human rights activist and one of the coordinators of the Feminist Political Education Project (FePEP), which has actively engaged regional and national leaders throughout the contested elections and the negotiations since.

Of its 12 members, only three are women, one from each party, strongly suggesting a token presence. The early signs are not promising - the Joint Monitoring and Implementation Committee (JOMIC), the body which will monitor all parties' compliance with the Global Political Agreement (GPA) was formed Jan.

United Nations Obligations on Women, Peace and SecurityĪs Zimbabwe's government of national unity begins its work, gender activists are pushing for a greater place for women in decision-making.Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Agenda 2030.Commission on the Status of Women (CSW).About Women, Peace and Security in the Security Council.Open Debates on Women, Peace and Security.Lawyer Benjamin Valenzia is appearing for the accused. Superintendent George Cremona and Inspector Omar Zammit are prosecuting. The same substance was used to kill Russian defector and former FSB agent Alexander Litvinienko in 2006.Ĭalleja had allegedly shipped the items through a UK remailer and the police had intercepted the package in Malta, leading Calleja to accuse the seller of working with law enforcement, in secure emails intercepted by the Maltese police. Polonium 210 is a radioactive substance which is harmless outside the body but lethal if ingested, causing excruciating death by radiation sickness. These details were revealed as the buyer, who went by pseudonyms which included ‘unknown 893’ user ‘2F108X’‘2 and Foxtrot108XRAY’ was asked by the seller what dose of polonium 210 he required. Intercepted communications from between 1-8 June that year showed that Calleja’s intended target was a man, who was between 165cm and 175cm tall and weighed around 55-60kg. In previous sittings, Magistrate Donatella Frendo Dimech had heard how the police had been informed by friendly intelligence agencies in June 2019 that someone from Malta was attempting to purchase Polonium 210, Ricin and Fentanyl on the dark web. Jomic Calleja Maatouk, 34, from Zebbug was yesterday released on bail against a deposit of €5000 and a personal guarantee of €45,000, being also ordered to sign a bail book daily and observe a curfew.Ĭalleja Maatouk had been charged with attempting to import C-4 and radioactive polonium in March this year. A man who allegedly tried to import military grade C-4 explosives, which he had bought on the dark web, into Malta has been granted bail after 4 months in custody.

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