10 February 2019 The Chairperson of the African Union African Union Headquarters P.O. Box 3243, Roosevelt Street, W21K19 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Your Excellency, RE: The deterioration of human rights in Zimbabwe We address you as the Chairperson of the African Union, the organisation founded on the fundamental ideals of Ubuntu and [...]
On the Days of Darkness in Zimbabwe
February 6, 2019 : Alerts, News, Press releases, Publications
An Updated Report on the Human Rights Violations Committed Between 14 January, 2019 to 5 February, 2019 On 12 January, 2019, President Mnangagwa announced during a press conference that the fuel prices would increase to $3.11 per litre for diesel and $3.31 per litre for petrol due to the increased demand for fuel, and illegal [...]
#ZimShutdown Human Rights Update – 25 January 2019
January 25, 2019 : News
In Brief At least 23 human rights violations were recorded around the country since our last report on 24 January 2019. These involved mainly the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA), the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) and other unknown perpetrators. These exclude a tally of the arrests which were still coming in at the time of the [...]
Matabeleland Collective Press Statement on Zimbabwe’s Social Unrest
January 25, 2019 : News, Press releases
We as Matabeleland Collective, a network of Civil Society Organisations and Churches based in Bulawayo register our collective concerns arising from the 14 to 23 January 2019 social unrest stemming from the raising of fuel prices without wide consultations. This social unrest was characterised by indiscriminate action on the part of police including reckless use [...]