Press Release “Zimbabwe is open for business.” These words by President Emmerson Mnangagwa have become a hymn for the new administration in Zimbabwe following the eventful departure of Zimbabwe’s longtime ruler Robert Mugabe. The words emphasize the new administration’s determination to end Zimbabwe’s isolation from the international community. This message has been constant from day […]
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Judgement Alert: Donimore Magoshe
The High Court granted an order for default judgement amounting to USD$5 000.00 (Five thousand United States Dollars) on the 22nd of May 2019 in favour of our client Mr Donimore Magoshe in the case of Donimore Magoshe vs Gabrus Sanyamaropa HC 1863/09. Mr Donimore Magoshe was stabbed with a knife by the Defendant on […]
An Analysis of the Maintenance of Peace and Order Bill, 2019
A position paper by Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum To the Parliament of Zimbabwe June 2019 …protests and mass demonstrations remain one of the most vivid ways of the public coming together to express an opinion in support of or in opposition to a position… Long after the demonstrations, and long after the faces of […]
Anti Impunity Update – 30 June 2019
In this edition of the anti-impunity update, we will focus on why Zimbabwe must ratify and domesticate the United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (UNCAT). On 26 June 2019, we joined the world in commemorating the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. The United Nations […]
On the Days of Darkness in Zimbabwe
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 […]