23 May 2018 [Remarks at the launch of the 2017 State of Human Rights Report. Delivered by Deputy Chairperson Mr. Chesterfield Samba on behalf of Jestina Mukoko] This year 2018, the world commemorates 70 years since the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), a milestone in human history which marked an unprecedented [...]
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Zimbabwe Human Rights, Rule of Law and Democracy 2013 Annual Report
The overall aim of this report is to give you both a broad policy picture and a detailed inventory of events relating to human rights, rule of law and democracy ...
‘REPEAL AIPPA, POSA FOR A FREE MEDIA’
The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum) joins all Zimbabweans and the rest of the world in commemorating World Press Freedom Day. In any democracy, the role of the press is critical as it fulfills its normative roles of educating, entertaining and informing citizens such that they can make informed decisions about their lives. [...]
Outcry over Erosion of Workers’ Rights in the ‘New Dispensation.’
Thousands of workers yesterday, along with their trade unions and non-governmental organisations, put up a united front and thronged Dzivarasekwa Stadium for the International Workers’ Day commemorations where they lashed out at government for violating labour rights. Organised by the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU), the celebrations came a few weeks after nurses were [...]
‘ZRP MUST WALK THE TALK’
Response to the ZRP’s Call for Peaceful Polls 24 April 2018 The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (The Forum) welcomes the statement by the Zimbabwe Republic Police’s (ZRP) ‘Call for Peaceful Polls’ published in the Herald on 24 April 2018. The Forum acknowledges the setting up of a specialised operation for the 2018 harmonised elections [...]