The Tragedy of Cyclone Idai and its Effects The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum) commiserates with all those who were affected by the disastrous effects of Cyclone Idai in Mozambique, Madagascar, Zimbabwe, and Malawi. The tropical cyclone brought torrential rainfall on the eastern parts of Zimbabwe on 15 March 2019. The most [...]
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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 ...
International Women’s Day Statement 8 March 2019
The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum joins the world in commemorating International Women’s Day. The Forum celebrates the vast achievements in women empowerment and takes a moment to reflect on the future strides required in realising gender equality. The United Nations Women’s theme for 2019 International Women’s Day is – Think equal, build smart, innovate [...]
Call for specific laws to fight revenge pornography: ZWLA
Fourie Revai The world and Zimbabwe in particular is witnessing a tremendous rise in the use of smart phones and social media. While there are associated benefits attached to the use of such forms of technology, there are negative consequences such as the spread of revenge pornography which have spread due to this ease in [...]
Introducing the Anti-Impunity Update 01/2019
WHO GUARDS THE GUARDS? 17 February 2019 Introduction Back in 2006, we published a report titled, Who guards the guards: Violations by Law Enforcement Agencies in Zimbabwe, 2000 to 2006 in which we documented violations committed by law enforcement agents. Over a dozen years later, we are still witnessing the entities that are constituted to [...]