Honorable Chairperson, Commissioners; Heads of Government; civil society representatives; ladies and gentlemen. The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum) welcomes the opportunity to address you on the human rights situation in Zimbabwe at a time when Zimbabwe is on the Commission Agenda. The human rights situation in Zimbabwe has continued to deteriorate since the [...]
2018 State of Human Rights Report Calls on the Government of Zimbabwe to Dismantle its Architecture of Violence
Harare 16 October 2019 Yesterday the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum) launched the 2018 State of Human Rights Report in Harare at Alliance Françoise at an event attended by media practitioners, civil society colleagues, development partners, academics, students and members of the development community among others. Dedicated to the 6 civilians who were [...]
Statement on the World Day against the Death Penalty 10 October 2019
10 October is World Day Against the Death Penalty which is a day set aside to advocate for the abolition of the death penalty and to raise awareness of the conditions and the circumstances which affect prisoners with death sentences.
Human Rights Violations in the Context of the 2018 Harmonised Elections
On the 30th of July 2018, Zimbabwe held its historic plebiscite without its old time leader former President Mugabe who was ousted in a coup in November 2017. There were incidences of harassment and intimidation coupled with a spike in cases of intra party violence. Harassment and intimidation was high in rural areas where villagers [...]