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Report: 2012 International Conference on Transitional Justice

May 17, 2013 0Comments 0Likes

Another activity of the Forum is a transitional justice roadshow to engage Zimbabweans in discussions about truth, accountability and rehabilitation of survivors. Here, the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum presents the report on the 2012 International Conference on Transitional Justice in Zimbabwe which took place from the 4th to the 6th of October 2012. The conference brought…

Current position on the new constitution

April 8, 2013 0Comments 0Likes

This bulletin explains, step by step, the current position and future steps with regard to Zimbabwe’s new Constitution. It is a sequel to our 27 March issue titled ‘What will happen after the Referendum?’ and comes in the wake of the current lack of clarity on the next steps and and also the political wrangling…

Do NGOs and donors undermine the state?

April 2, 2013 0Comments 0Likes

A very recent Afrobarometer report examined the views of African citizens about the role that donors and NGOs play in the political lives of their countries. As the Afrobarometer report pointed out, in admittedly a complex statistical analysis, findings suggest that across a wide range of African countries, including fragile states like Liberia and stronger…

Legal Monitor- Detailed account of Beatrice Mtetwa's persecution

March 28, 2013 0Comments 0Likes

This edition of the Legal Monitor, produced by Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR), details the persecution of Beatrice Mtetwa, a tenacious lawyer who has determinedly defended several human rights defenders and others persecuted in the exercise of their duties and rights. The Monitor describes how what was supposed to be routine work for Mtetwa, turned…

Fact sheet: What will happen after the Referendum?

March 27, 2013 0Comments 0Likes

The Constitution Referendum results were gazetted on 26 March 2013 in General Notice 201A/2013 signed by the Minister of Constitutional and Parliamentary Affairs. This fact sheet explains what will now happen from the date of such gazetting until the elections. Under the current constitution, parliament runs for 5 years therefore the current Parliament runs from from…

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Arrests and detentions on Referendum day

March 17, 2013 0Comments 0Likes

The Forum's member ZIMBABWE Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) has today continued to be actively involved in following the referendum day events and providing related legal support services. On Saturday 16 March 2013, ZLHR lawyers provided legal assistance to several people who were arrested and subsequently detained as they exercised or attempted to exercise their right…

Who will defend the human rights defenders?

March 7, 2013 0Comments 0Likes

This report documents and analyses the harassment of human rights defenders in Zimbabwe between January 2012 and February 2013, a period during which political temperatures have been rising in anticipation of a Constitutional Referendum and elections. Access the full report as pdf: Who will defend the human rights defenders

Constitutionalising Transitional Justice

March 5, 2013 0Comments 0Likes

On 31 January 2013, the Parliamentary Select Committee (COPAC) published the final draft of the Zimbabwean Constitution with 345 sections. There are many aspects of the draft that are relevant to Zimbabwe’s transitional justice discourse. The Forum presents this brief analysis on the key issues related to transitional justice in Zimbabwe. Please follow the link…

Civil imprisonment for perpetrator of political violence

February 26, 2013 0Comments 0Likes

The Forum welcomes the arrest and the subsequent civil imprisonment of Garikayi Nyamakambo on 25 February 2013 by the Marondera Deputy Sheriff. This comes after the Forum successfully applied for a warrant for civil imprisonment against Nyamakambo at the Harare High Court. Nyamakambo led two other ZANU PF supporters and assaulted Caleb Marange in 2006…

Political Violence in Chitungwiza

February 24, 2013 0Comments 0Likes

The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum) has received reports of politically motivated violence in Unit O and L Chitungwiza, where ZANU-PF supporters reportedly assaulted a group of MDC youths who were carrying out civic education on 20 February 2013. The Forum has interviewed two female youths aged 18 and 26 who are currently…

ZLHR Analysis of Draft Constitution

February 14, 2013 0Comments 0Likes

On 12 Febraury, Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) released its attached final simplified analysis of the Draft Constitution approved for referendum by the Parliament of Zimbabwe on Wednesday 6 February 2013. Updating their previous analysis, which was circulated in September 2012, this final analysis provides information on the key provisions of each Chapter of the…

Civil Society Monitoring mechanism (CISOMM) Statement on the 4th Anniversary of the Formation of the Inclusive Government

February 14, 2013 0Comments 0Likes

This is a Press statement by the CIVIL SOCIETY MONITORING MECHANISM (CISOMM) on the 4th Anniversary of the Formation of the Inclusive Government. Whilst CISOMM acknowledges progress in Zimbabwe since the formation of the inclusive gevernment, it calls upon the goverment to take stock of the unfulfilled provisions of the political agreement in order to…

Zimbabwe's Forthcoming Elections – Civil Society Demands and Expectations

November 22, 2012 0Comments 0Likes

With the much anticipated elections in 2013, civil society has great expectations among which will be the role that both the SADC countries and the rest of the international community will play to ensure that the elections are free, fair and credible. The ACP-EU countries are a major constituency of the international community. They can…

A Culture of Impunity In Zimbabwe: A Report on Access to Justice for Survivors of Organized Violence and Torture (OVT) In Zimbabwe

October 12, 2012 0Comments 0Likes

The report explores Access to Justice for Survivors of Organized Violence and Torture (OVT) in Zimbabwe. Download PDF, 602 Kb Executive Summary The report is based on incidents of human rights violations recorded by the Forum during the period January- June 2012. Most of the incidents of human rights violations reported during this period related to acts of politically…

A study into the torture legislative framework in Zimbabwe: Gaps and opportunities

October 12, 2012 0Comments 0Likes

The analysis explores the legislation in Zimbabwe, in a effort to identify the gaps and opportunities in relation to outlawing torture in Zimbabwe and providing appropiate redress for torture survivors and penal measures for offenders. To that end, the Statutes of Limitation, Amnesty Laws, Laws regulating security officers as well as Procedural laws are analysed. Result of the…

A Set-Back to Democracy: Dossier on Politically-Motivated Violence

July 15, 2012 0Comments 0Likes

The dossier on politically-motivated violence was presented at the 17th African Union Summit which took place from the 7th to the 14th of July 2012 in Addis Ababa. It presents a background to the political environment in Zimbabwe between January and June 2012 and gives a summary of political violence cases that affected the country. Download…

Strengthening Human Rights in Governance and Transparency – Report for 2011/12

July 9, 2012 0Comments 0Likes

This is a progress report on the performance of the Governance and Transparency Fund programme with the goal of strengthening human rights in governance and transparency. The goal of the programme is to strengthen human rights in governance and transparency. Activities: public education; training of Human Rights Defenders (HRDs), service institutions and community leaders; legal advice…

Social Marketing of Benefits and Services for Victims of Human Rights Violations

March 20, 2012 0Comments 0Likes

This paper discusses the role and importance of social marketing, for both core services that form the mandate of human rights civil society organisations and complimentary services that are not the preserve or mandate of the organisation. Social marketing makes whole the visions of human rights organisations, through educating and motivating the public to demand…