The LRF Newsletter

Thank you for your educative Newsletter publication. It is helping us a lot in knowing our rights and I strongly hope that you will help me get my benefits. I was retired from Luwingu District Council on 1st July 1992. I travelled to the Local Authorities Superannution Fund where I was told my name did not appear on their schedules. A letter, copied to me was written to the Council Secretary but up to now nothing has happened. I have no money to engage a Lawyer. I have enclosed letters from the Council and Local Authorities Superannuation Fund. Please help me.

Yours B. Mulenga
Kabwe

Editor:

The LRF lawyers will get in touch with you soon and see how they can help you.

Inspector General Must Read Your Newsletter

ear Editor,

I do read your newsletter every month and I appreciate the work that your Organization is doing in helping the less privileged in society.

My main concern is about the Government; it seems like every time people are complaining about the Government and the Police Service in particular.

My worry is what you as an Organization which aims at sensitizing people about their rights are doing in trying to raise some of the issues with the Government.

Secondly when distributing your Newsletters do you as well distribute it to Government Ministries and mostly to the Inspector General of Police?

I wonder if at all these people read this educative Newsletter. A friend of mine of Police Service Headquarters was wondering why your Organization is very much concerned about police brutality.

The other concern is, have you at any time tried to publish anything about your works in vernacular languages because I know my mother in Katete can read vernacular and not English.

Yours Kwezekani Ngulube
LUSAKA

Send Me Your Lrf Newsletter

ear Editor,
I read your newsletter (LRF)news when I was in the bus from Lusaka to Chipata. It was very interesting and educative, I therefore make a request to you to be sending me at least one copy per month.If there are any financial contributions required please don’t hesitate to let me know. Your co-operation will be highly appreciated.

Yours
Nicholas Isaac Chirwa.
Chipata

Editor:

The LRF newsletter is distributed free of charge. It is sent to our provincial centres and other NGOs that request for them. We have put you on our mailing list and will be sending you a copy every month.

Police Should Not Be Let Scot-Free

ear Editor

Having read so many articles about Police Brutality from your Newsletters, I feel that the police officers who have turned into Torturers need to be prosecuted.

When I read the July issue, there was a story from Chaisa Centre, which talked about a wife being battered by her husband who is a police officer and his two friends.

There was also a story from Chawama, which talked about the “new baptized torturers” who tortured a man.

Above all a caption picture showed how Kanyama police tortured Hendrix Mbumwai.

I feel that these police officers need to be prosecuted because there is no law in Zambia, which allows them to torture.

I would like the Minister of Legal Affairs Hon Vincent Malambo to explain the position of the government on this.

Mr. Sailas Ngangula should also make his stance clear because these cases are on the increase.

I therefore commend the work your organization is doing in helping us to attain legal knowledge.

I pledge my support to your organization and feel that it would be good if your circulation is increased so as to reach people in Chama.

Yours Kainja Gonereko
Chama