A total of 221 LGBTI persons went
through personal safety as well as
digital safety training.
Ÿ At least 40 of the cases reported on
personal safety were from gay and
bisexual men, followed by Lesbian
and bisexual women on 33 and
Transgender men and women at 22.
Ÿ Carried out 13 sensitization trainings
with 347 participants in Harare,
Marondera, Gweru and Bulawayo to
understand LGBTI persons; their
health needs and provide various
service as well as psychosocial
support. The groups comprised of
Journalists, healthcare workers,
Religious leaders and civil society
organizations.
constituting 37 of the cases. 187
children in conflict with the law
(CICWL) cases were handled. It was
noted that children end up on the
wrong side of the law due to the urge
to experiment, lack of parental
supervision and guidance. 57 of the
criminal offences committed by
children were rape cases. Out of 187
cases 61 children were represented
in court by JC lawyers.
Ÿ Diverted 80 cases out of 187
received of the total children in
conflict with the law cases received
to Pre Trial Diversion. The multisectoral approach in handling cases
of children in conflict with the law has
increasingly resulted in children
being diverted from due process.
The approach has seen children
being rehabilitated and reintegrated
back into communities as opposed
to incarceration on petty issues like
theft of a cell phone and minor
assault thereby promoting
restorative justice rather than
punitive justice.
Ÿ Is implementing the Children’s
access to justice’ project under the
National Action Plan for Orphans
and Vulnerable Children III (NAP for
OVC III) with support from the
Ministry of Public Service, Labour
and Social Welfare and UNICEF.
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JUSTICE FOR CHILDREN (JC)
JC ensures access to justice and the
enjoyment of human rights by all
children below the age of 18 years
through the provision of legal aid to
children in difficult circumstances.
Main highlights
Ÿ JC provided legal services to a total
of 10264 clients and females
constituted the bulk of the clients
with a total of 7519 females seeking
legal services. Some of the clients
were represented at court with
others being empowered and to
litigate as self-actors whilst 4650 and
1901 clients were provided legal
advice by paralegals. The highest
number of cases stemmed from child
support cases with a total of 3008.
Mutare Office had the highest
number of child support cases at
1532. The high number of child
support cases recorded can be
attributed to referrals by the JSC civil
courts.
Ÿ Child sexual abuse (CSA) cases
amounted to 106 cases with rape,
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Epworth ZRP Junior Corp marching for
the rights of the girl child in Epworth
on the Day of the African Child
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