TABLE OF CONTENTS Message from the Chairperson ................................................. 1 Message from the Executive Director ....................................... 2 The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum: 20 Years on ......... 3 About the Forum ..................................................................... 6 Vision, Mission and Core Values ................................. 7 Board and Management ............................................. 7 Management Committee ............................................ 8 Introduction ............................................................................ 9 Projects carried out in 2017 ..................................................... 10 Public Interest Litigation ............................................. 10 Litigation in 2017 ....................................................... 11 Empowering the Community to Demand Human Rights Protection ........................................................ 14 Human Rights Publications ...................................................... 17 Reports ...................................................................... 17 Monitoring and Documentation of Human Rights Violations .... 19 Transitional Justice Advocacy ................................................... 20 Capacity-Building .................................................................... 22 Training of HRDs on Security and Protection............... 22 Lobby and Advocacy ............................................................... 23 African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights ... 23 UN Human Rights Council Advocacy ......................... 23 Membership and Affiliation Status with National, Regional and International Organisation ...................................................... 25 Published by The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum Suite 4, Number 1 Raleigh Street P. O. Box 9077, Harare, Zimbabwe Tel: +263 4 770177/8, 772860 Email: research@hrforum.co.zw www.hrforumzim.org i ZIMBABWE HUMAN RIGHTS NGO FORUM ANNUAL REPORT 2017

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