Themes Archives: United Nations

UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture – 26 June 2014

The commemoration was held in Mutasa, Manicaland Province and attended by a host of stakeholders that included traditional leaders, members of the public and CSOs. The message of peace and freedom from torture, cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment was well received by the stakeholders. Read more…UN International Day in Support of Victims of […]

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Report of the Side Meeting: Zimbabwe – Human Rights Council Post-election Relations

Report of the Side Meeting: Zimbabwe – Human Rights Council Post-election Relations  Organized by CIVICUS, National Association of Non-Governmental Organizations (NANGO), Research and Advocacy Unit (RAU) and Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum on Thursday, 20 March, 2014, Palais de Nation Framing the discussion   The Moderator, Renate Bloem, CIVICUS UN Representative in Geneva, introduced the […]

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CSOs’ Mid-Term Report of the Universal Periodic Review Process

Attached is the Zimbabwe Civil Society Organisations’ Mid-Term Report of the Universal Periodic Review Process was compiled by Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights, Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum with the National Association on Non-Governmental Organisations assisting in convening at least 51 organisations who participated in the process of drafting the report. The mid term stakeholders […]

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Address by Justice Minister a the HRC 25th Session

The Report by Zimbabwe’s Justice Minister, Emmerson Mnangagwa at the 25th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council, Geneva. In the Report, the Minister expresses Zimbabwe’s commitment to uphold human rights, successful constitution making process in 2013, AU and SAD’s endorsements of the elections, death penalty, sanctions, and economic blue print, the need to […]

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