Last Updated on August 3, 2021, 6:15 AM AST by Anthony Morris
The leading opposition, St Kitts and Nevis Labour Party released a new statement on August Monday. Party said that the August Monday after the emanicipation day is extremely important, yet the government chose to revoke the rights of people on the auspicious day.
Full statement of St Kitts and Nevis Labour Party:
Today is August Monday, the day after Emancipation Day, the day our ancestors were freed from their oppressors.
How ironic that on the day following such a significant day the government of the this Federation have chosen to revoke one of our citizens most important democratic right of political participation…the right to protest.
A group of citizens, tired of the injustice, corruption, victimization, discrimination, and neglect happening within our Federation, opted to march through the streets in demonstration, exercising an important democratic right and are being intimidated and threatened.
Is this a part of why the government was so adamant to extend the state
of emergency, to have the right to oppress citizens human rights and control and manipulate the people?
Persons are crying out for help and financial supports as jobs are scarce
and economic burdens are high. Instead, are being lending proper assistance, the government offers a stimulus package with enough red tape to discourage already frustrated citizens.
Persons are jobless and chose to make a way for themselves and instead of offering leniency and assistance the government forces them off the streets with limited assistance and incomplete plans.
Persons are fearful and uncertain and instead of offering assurance and comfort the government encourages businesses to instill even more fear and threaten their livelihoods limiting the already limited source of income available to them.
Now the people have chosen to muster the strength to utilize the only voice they have left, protest, the government has chosen to eradicate that as well.
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