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{{Infobox person | {{Infobox person | ||
| name = Lucy Banda-Sichone | | name = Lucy Banda-Sichone | ||
| image = | | image = Lucy_Sichone.jpg | ||
| caption = Lucy Banda-Sichone, c. 1990s | | caption = Lucy Banda-Sichone, c. 1990s | ||
| birth_date = 15 May 1954 | | birth_date = 15 May 1954 | ||
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Sichone became a columnist for [[The Post newspaper]], where her weekly column, ''Lucy on Monday'', offered sharp criticism of corruption, repression and the erosion of civil liberties.<ref name="IWMF">“Lucy Sichone,” ''International Women’s Media Foundation''.</ref> | Sichone became a columnist for [[The Post newspaper]], where her weekly column, ''Lucy on Monday'', offered sharp criticism of corruption, repression and the erosion of civil liberties.<ref name="IWMF">“Lucy Sichone,” ''International Women’s Media Foundation''.</ref> | ||
In 1996, she was summoned by the National Assembly on contempt charges following a column critical of then Vice-President Godfrey Miyanda.<ref name="IWMF" /> She went into hiding for several weeks before later surrendering, stating that defending constitutional freedoms was a duty she was prepared to uphold “to the death.”<ref name="IWMF" /> | In 1996, she was summoned by the [[National Assembly]] on contempt charges following a column critical of then [[Vice-President]] [[Godfrey Miyanda]].<ref name="IWMF" /> She went into hiding for several weeks before later surrendering, stating that defending constitutional freedoms was a duty she was prepared to uphold “to the death.”<ref name="IWMF" /> | ||
She also publicly protested police violence, including an incident in 1997 at Lusaka International Airport where security forces fired on civilians during a political rally, which she compared to the Sharpeville massacre in apartheid South Africa.<ref name="RhodesHouse" /> | She also publicly protested police violence, including an incident in 1997 at [[Lusaka International Airport]] where security forces fired on civilians during a political rally, which she compared to the Sharpeville massacre in apartheid South Africa.<ref name="RhodesHouse" /> | ||
== Political involvement == | == Political involvement == | ||
Although she briefly aligned herself with the United National Independence Party (UNIP) after the reintroduction of multiparty politics, Sichone later withdrew from party politics, preferring to act as an independent civic and legal advocate.<ref name="LusakaTimes2019" /> | Although she briefly aligned herself with the [[United National Independence Party]] (UNIP) after the reintroduction of multiparty politics, Sichone later withdrew from party politics, preferring to act as an independent civic and legal advocate.<ref name="LusakaTimes2019" /> | ||
== Awards and recognition == | == Awards and recognition == | ||
In 1996, Sichone received the Courage in Journalism Award from the International Women’s Media Foundation in recognition of her fearless reporting and commitment to human rights.<ref name="IWMF" /> | *In 1996, Sichone received the Courage in Journalism Award from the International Women’s Media Foundation in recognition of her fearless reporting and commitment to human rights.<ref name="IWMF" /> | ||
In 2015, a portrait of Lucy Banda-Sichone was unveiled at Rhodes House, Oxford University, making her the first female Rhodes Scholar to be honoured in this manner.<ref name="LusakaTimesPortrait">“Lucy Sichone becomes first female Rhodes Scholar to have portrait displayed at Oxford University,” ''Lusaka Times'', 10 December 2015.</ref> | *In 2015, a portrait of Lucy Banda-Sichone was unveiled at Rhodes House, Oxford University, making her the first female Rhodes Scholar to be honoured in this manner.<ref name="LusakaTimesPortrait">“Lucy Sichone becomes first female Rhodes Scholar to have portrait displayed at Oxford University,” ''Lusaka Times'', 10 December 2015.</ref> | ||
== Death and legacy == | == Death and legacy == | ||
Lucy Banda-Sichone died on 24 August 1998 at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka at the age of 44.<ref name="Wikipedia" /> Her death was widely mourned, with tributes describing her as a fearless defender of justice and democracy in Zambia.<ref name="IWMF" /> | Lucy Banda-Sichone died on 24 August 1998 at the [[University Teaching Hospital]] in [[Lusaka]] at the age of 44.<ref name="Wikipedia" /> Her death was widely mourned, with tributes describing her as a fearless defender of justice and democracy in Zambia.<ref name="IWMF" /> | ||
Her legacy continues through the work of the Zambia Civic Education Association and through her enduring influence on human rights discourse, journalism and civic activism in Zambia.<ref name="LusakaTimes2019" /> | Her legacy continues through the work of the Zambia Civic Education Association and through her enduring influence on human rights discourse, journalism and civic activism in Zambia.<ref name="LusakaTimes2019" /> | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Human rights in Zambia]] | * [[Human rights in Zambia]] | ||
* [[Zambia Civic Education Association]] | * [[Zambia Civic Education Association]] | ||
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[[Category:1954 births]] | [[Category:1954 births]] | ||
[[Category:1998 deaths]] | [[Category:1998 deaths]] | ||
[[Category:People of Zambia]] | |||
[[Category:Zambian human rights activists]] | [[Category:Zambian human rights activists]] | ||
[[Category:Zambian lawyers]] | [[Category:Zambian lawyers]] | ||
[[Category:Zambian journalists]] | [[Category:Zambian journalists]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Human rights activists]] | ||
