The rights of persons deprived of their liberty are both explicitly and implicitly provided for in various international and regional instruments.1 Of the various regional and international treaties, Zimbabwe has signed, ratified or acceded to the ICCPR, CEDAW, ICESCR, CRC, CRPD, ACHPR, AWP and the ACRWC. The signing of a human rights instrument does not [...]
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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 ...
Call for Transparency in the Operations of the Commission of Inquiry Investigating the 2018 Post-Election Violence
The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum) is disturbed by the lack of transparency with regards to public hearings pertaining to the Commission of Inquiry Investigating the 2018 Post-Election Violence. Lack of Sufficient Information The Commission advertised and invited stakeholders to attend the public hearings on post-election violence. Their advert on ZTV only indicated [...]
ZCTU MEMBERS ARRESTED AHEAD OF ANTI-GOVT PROTEST AS COURT HEARS CHALLENGE OF DEMO BAN
The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum has today (the 11th of October) received reports on the arrest of over forty-five (45) Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Union (ZCTU) members in Harare, Mutare, Masvingo and Gweru to deter them from proceeding with the peaceful protest against government’s disastrous fiscal and monetary policies. The ZCTU Harare Organising [...]
April to June 2018 Quarterly OVT Report
This report captures the violations recorded between March and June 2018. See April to June 2018