“In the two decades that have passed since the honorary degree was awarded, Robert Mugabe has pursued policies and taken actions that are antithetical to the values and beliefs of the University of Massachusetts,” President Wilson said. “I must recommend that we sever the connection that was formed when Robert Mugabe appeared to be a force for positive change in Africa. Today, that promise no longer exists.”Earlier this year I remarked that Mugabe will not go peacefully as the outcome of the election got clearer. My fears have sadly materialized, with brutality escalating and the bloodthirsty monster still in the top seat. And we are just as powerless. Where's the United Nations and its eagerness to defend human rights now?
Friday, 13 June 2008
Mugabe stripped of honorary degree
The University of Massachussets rescinded the 1988 award, on the grounds that
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The only thing that comes to mind is how it might somehow make Mugabe a less credible potential employee without his honourary degree from UMass.
Whose bright idea was that, anyway?
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