The political environment continued to be defined by lack of political tolerance among political parties. Political intolerance manifested in the form of assaults, harassment and intimidation, violation of freedom of association and withdrawal of food aid and agricultural inputs to perceived and real opposition members by ZANU-PF supporters. Cases of inter-party political violence involving ZANU-PF [...]
March Organised Violence and Torture Report
April 10, 2017 : Monthly political violence reports, News, Reports on political violence
Zimbabwe continues to face serious challenges on the political, economic and social front. The state of human rights situation remains unchanged and continues to be defined by rights violations. On the political front, there is a real threat of political instability and potential violence as the country prepares for the harmonized elections in 2018 as [...]
ZimRights and the Forum Condemn Police Torture in Gutu
April 5, 2017 : News
As the government of Zimbabwe rejects the recommendation by member states to ratify the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment (UNCAT) and its Optional Protocol , police officers continue to torture citizens. Anna Masuka of Ngundu Village in Gutu South Constituency, under Chief Nyamande was subjected to inhuman and degrading [...]
Transitional Justice in Pre-transitional Times. Are there any lessons for Zimbabwe?
March 24, 2017 : Publications
Zimbabwe is a country that has been the subject of sustained impunity for gross human rights violations, from the pre-colonial period to present. Acts of gross human rights violations that include extra-judicial killings, murders, torture displacements, enforced starvation, and detentions, amongst other human rights violations have been committed with impunity. This has raised demands for [...]