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
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ZIMBABWE HUMAN RIGHTS NGO FORUM
ANNUAL REPORT 2017