Themes Archives: Gender

Africa Day statement

Africa Day marks the founding of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) on May 25th, 1963, which was then established as the African Union (AU) in 2001 with different and more comprehensive objectives to meet the demands of the new millennium. The Forum statement addresses the women’s empowerment and gender equity issues. Read more …Africa […]

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ZWLA & ICJ Conference 13-14 November 2014

ZWLA and the ICJ will host an unprecedented National Women Lawyers Conference on the13th and 14th November 2014 as per the attached concept.  If you wish to present a paper relating to any of the listed topics for objective 2, you must submit your abstract by 6 October 2014 and full papers must be submitted by 17 October 2014. […]

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ZLHR’s Analysis of the draft Gender Commission Bill

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 […]

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