Themes Archives: Children's Rights

Girls’ access to education: a threatened right

Paper presented by the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum during the Women Forum Panel  “Giving girls the education they deserve “, on 29 November, 2014 during the 28th SESSION of the Africa, Caribbean, Pacific (ACP) EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly, Strasbourg (France).The paper, which coincides with the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence discusses  general threats […]

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Bulletin Number 98: Child Marriages

The bulletin discusses the policy and regulatory environment as well as practice on child marriages in Zimbabwe. It concludes by recommending that the Government of Zimbabwe should formulate policies that redress cultural factors that promote or condone child marriages for compliance with domestic and international law on child rights. Read more … Bulletin 98- Child […]

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Toddler & mother detained over bombing of ZANU PF offices

Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights Alert Zimbabwean police have arrested a woman and her toddler in connection with the alleged bombing of some Zanu PF sub-offices in Harare’s high density suburb of Highfield. Spiwe Pambayi aged 32, together with her one year-old baby, Clifford Mbewe, endured two nights in police custody, first at Machipisa Police Station and […]

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