The Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) believes that the establishments of the Gender Commission will be a welcome and long overdue development as it has the potential to significantly and positively impact the lives of the people in this country, in particular women and girls. However, ZLHR is very disappointed with the gazetted draft Zimbabwe Gender Commission Bill, and […]
Sources Archives: Member Organisations
MMPZ concerned by news of plans to ‘regulate’ social media
September 25, 2014 : Alerts
MMPZ is shocked by news that the government is in the process of drafting new cyber-security laws to control the activities of social media. While MMPZ does not condone the use of social media platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, MySpace, LinkedIn, You Tube and the Internet to abuse others, MMPZ is concerned that any […]
The Forum pledges to continue fighting impunity on UN anti-torture day
June 26, 2014 : News
Zimbabwe is a nation with a long and reprehensible history of human rights violations abetted by a political culture of impunity. The Government of Zimbabwe has failed in law and practice to address past eras of organized violence and torture such as the Gukura- hundi atrocities and the 2008 election violence, among others. The failure […]
Detention of WOZA activists in filthy conditions inhuman & degrading
June 9, 2014 : Press releases
On Thursday 5 June, the Zimbabwean Constitutional Court made a ruling on the constitutionality of detaining Women of Zimbabwe Arise (“WOZA”) leaders in filthy conditions where they were denied access to sanitary facilities. The Court ruled that several of their constitutional rights were violated after they were arrested in April 2010 and detained in filthy […]
A caution against mob justice and a call for police professionalism
June 4, 2014 : Press releases
Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) is monitoring with mounting concern the events of the last few days relating to church members affiliated to the Johane Masowe weChishanu (JMC) apostolic sect and the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP). ZLHR calls for professionalism and restraint [read more] A caution against mob justice and a call for police professionalism