38  .HHSLQJHYHU\RQHLQIRUPHG In order to harness support and to increase publicity of the human rights situation, the work of human rights lawyers and ongoing cases, complementary interventions of disseminating information in real time through traditional and new media channels was utilised in 2016. Social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook and the traditional electronic mail channels were used to disseminate updates. ZLHR also disseminated information alerts and press statements (electronic and print). ZLHR also invested resources to update its website. This ensured consistent dissemination of messages on the prevailing human rights situation for action and support by partners at the domestic, regional and international level.  3UHVVUHOHDVHVFRQIHUHQFHV ZLHR Annual Report 2016 In 2016, ZLHR issued a total of 128 press statements and information alerts. Two press conferences were also hosted. These focussed on the operating environment, the prevailing human rights situation in Zimbabwe, and the situation of HRDs. Print media and several ZLHR mailing lists were some of the outlets used to disseminate this information. ZLHR’s information alerts and press statements acted as an early warning system on the deterioration of the human rights situation in Zimbabwe as well as the erosion of the operating space for HRDs. Various media houses in Zimbabwe, within the continent and around the world continued to rely on information produced by ZLHR. =/+5KRVWHGDSUHVVFRQIHUHQFHRQ ,WDL']DPDUD·VGLVDSSHDUDQFHWKDWZDV DWWHQGHGE\KLVUHODWLYHVDQGIULHQGV R =/+5SURGXFHGDQGGLVVHPLQDWHGDWRWDO RISUHVVVWDWHPHQWVDQGLQIRUPDWLRQ DOHUWV R +RVWHGSUHVVFRQIHUHQFHV R $WRWDORIHGLWLRQVRI7KH/HJDO0RQLWRU ZHUHSURGXFHGRIZKLFKZHUHFLUFX ODWHGHOHFWURQLFDOO\ R HGLWLRQV