Introduction The month of November marked the first anniversary following the coup that resulted in the ouster of former President Robert Mugabe who ruled the country for 37 years. One year after the end of Mugabe’s rule, Zimbabweans continue to suffer from an interlink of socio- economic and political challenges. The economy is in a [...]
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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 ...
Move from Rhetoric to Reality Statement on International Human Rights Day 2018
Move from Rhetoric to Reality Statement on International Human Rights Day On the occasion of International Human Rights Day, the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum) and the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) join the nation and the whole world in commemorating this auspicious day, set aside to celebrate the adoption of the [...]
THE COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO POST ELECTION VIOLENCE ON 1ST AUGUST 2018
PRESS STATEMENT CONCERN REGARDING THE SAFETY OF WITNESSES AND INTEGRITY OF EVIDENCE 28 NOVEMBER 2018 Introduction: The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum) is gravely concerned by the lack of clarity regarding acknowledgement or feedback on evidence submitted before the Commission of Inquiry and the absence of mechanisms to ensure the safety of witnesses. [...]
Pre-Budget Human Rights Briefing
CALL TO HUMAN-RIGHTS CENTRED STEWARDSHIP OF THE ZIMBABWEAN ECONOMY The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum) acknowledges that the way the economy is managed greatly affects the enjoyment of human rights by the people of Zimbabwe. The past two decades of the Forum’s existence in the struggle for human rights have taught us that [...]