40 8. Keeping Everyone Informed 8.1 Information on Press Releases, Information Alerts, Updates, Press Conferences, Radio and TV Appearances ZLHR’s production and circulation of press statements and information alerts to its key stakeholders provided an effective and rapid response to urgent situations in Zimbabwe that required to be illuminated in the organisation’s bid to foster a culture of human rights, constitutionalism and the rule of law in Zimbabwe and the broader SADC region. The obtaining operating environment for HRD’s between April to June, compelled ZLHR to issue the bulk of press statements and alerts than any other period during the year. Press statements/alerts Press statements/ alerts ZLHR Annual Report 2015 22% 23% 19% 36% First Quarter (Jan-Mar) Second Quarter (Apr-Jun) Third Quarter (Jul-Sep) Fourth Quarter (Oct-Dec) Information on Press Releases, Information Alerts, Updates Inside one year, ZLHR issued a total of 73 press statements, information and HRDs alerts over pronouncements, issues and events that had the effect of threatening or interfering with the administration of justice and the enjoyment of human rights and the rule of law in Zimbabwe and human rights excesses including forced evictions and displacements, abductions and enforced disappearances, violation of economic, social and cultural rights. The alerts and press releases which were disseminated through ZLHR’s various electronic stakeholders’ mailing lists, print media and digital media were also a powerful response in fighting impunity in a bid to foster a culture of human rights in Zimbabwe. For ZLHR, the alert system mobilised the organisation’s supporters to rapidly respond to human rights threats unfolding across the country speak out and denounce violations where they occurred. The alert system remains a key early warning tool for ZLHR to best prioritise its rapid response and identify high-risk situations and help prevent catastrophes.