Title | Date added | Template | Date recorded | Category | Summary |
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Mrs A Tibaijuka Report on Operation Murambatsvina | Feb 11, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jul 18, 2005 |
| The report outlines how the Government of Zimbabwe embarked on an operation to“clean-up” its cities. It was a“crash”operation known as “Operation Murambatsvina”, referred to in this report as Operation Restore Order. It started in the Zimbabwe capital, Harare, and rapidly evolved into anationwide demolition and eviction campaign carried out bythe police and the army. |
Rural Land Act [Chapter 20 18], 2003 | Feb 27, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Mar 31, 2004 |
| AN ACT to provide for the acquisition of State land and the disposal of State land; to provide for the control of the subdivision and lease of land for farming or other purposes; to provide for limiting of the number of pieces of land that may be owned by any person and the sizes of such land, and for prohibiting or restricting the rights of non-residents to own, lease or occupy land in Zimbabwe, and to provide for other matters incidental to and connected with the foregoing. |
Fast Track Land Reform in Zimbabwe | Apr 2, 2019 | Justice & accountability | May 31, 2002 |
| This report considers the human rights implications of the so-called fast track process of land redistribution in Zimbabwe, under which the government has revised the constitution and amended legislation in order to allow it to acquire commercial farms compulsorily and without compensation, and the land occupations that have accompanied it since early 2000. |
Working Document on Youth Manifesto | Mar 4, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 31, 2014 |
| The Government of Zimbabwe in 2013 launched the revised National Youth Policy, ‘as a framework to provide common aspirations and priorities for youth development across Zimbabwe.’ The policy document identifies 12 priority issues that government believes, if addressed, are a panacea to solving the myriad of problems confronting the young people of Zimbabwe. It is therefore the duty of every citizen, and particularly the young people, to ensure that the government lives up to its statement of intent as laid down in the policy. |
NPRC Press Statement Feb 2019 | Dec 2, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Feb 27, 2019 |
| Today the 31 st of January 201 9, the NPRC acting in terms of its mandate provided for in Section 252 (d) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (Number 20) of 201 3 initiated a planning process for National Dialogue with key stakeholders who included Government, Traditional Leaders, the Church, Arts and Culture, Civil Society, Business, Academia, Persons with Disabilities, Women and Youth among others. The objective of the meeting was to jointly develop a framework for a comprehensive dialogue process. |
SC 32 2018 ZESA Holdings v Itai Utah | Mar 1, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jun 12, 2018 |
| This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the Labour Court handed down on 20 February 2015. The respondent was employed by the appellant as an Apprentice Distribution Electrician on 17 September 1984. He rose through the ranks until he was promoted to the position of Technical Services Director in terms of a contract dated 27 August 2004. |
31 August 2017 Commission Newsletter | Dec 16, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Aug 31, 2017 |
| ZHRC’s ability to go ‘where the angels fear to tread’ impresses Speaker |
Banjul charter | Mar 4, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jun 27, 1981 |
| AFRICAN (BANJUL) CHARTER ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES' RIGHTS contains 68 Articles which make up the full document Recognizing on the one hand, that fundamental human rights stem from the attributes of human beings which justifies their national and international protection and on the other hand that the reality and respect of peoples rights should necessarily guarantee human rights. |
BILL WATCH 64 2019 Coming up in the National Assembly This Week | Dec 9, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Nov 26, 2019 |
| Resumption of the Budget debate is on the Order Paper for today, Tuesday 26th November. |
Witchcraft Offences Extract from Criminal Law Code | Feb 28, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jan 1, 2006 |
| Before 1st July 2006 the law on witchcraft offences was contained in the Witchcraft Suppression Act. That Act was repealed by section 283 of the Criminal Law Code. |
SC 26 2018 TM Supermarket v Itayi Nkomo Judgment | Mar 1, 2019 | Justice & accountability | May 8, 2018 |
| This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the Labour Court which dismissed an appeal against an Arbitral award issued in the respondents’ favour. The salient facts in this matter are the following. In 1995 the appellant employed the respondents as shelf packers and they rose through the ranks. |
CCZ 03 13 MUZANENHAMO v OFFICER IN CHARGE CID LAW AND ORDER & 7 Ors | Mar 1, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Nov 14, 2013 |
| This is an application under s 24(1) of the former Constitution for declaratory and consequential relief pursuant to the Declaration of Rights enshrined in that Constitution. The applicant in this matter is HIV positive. He started his anti-retroviral treatment in 2003. On 19 of February 2011, he was arrested at a meeting held to commemorate an AIDS activist. |
COMMISSIONS WATCH 7 2017 ZHRC Internatioinal Human Rights Day | Dec 2, 2019 | Memorialization | Dec 12, 2017 |
| The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission hosted the International Human Rights Day Commemorations on Friday the 8th of December 2017. The event was held at Takashinga Cricket Club in Highfield. International Human Rights Day is celebrated each year on 10 December globally since 1948 when the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted. |
CCZ 02 14 MADANHIRE v ATTORNEY GENERAL | Mar 1, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jun 12, 2014 |
| The applicants herein were jointly charged with the crime of criminal defamation as defined in s 96 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Cap 9:23] (the Criminal Law Code). Pursuant to an application under s 24(2) of the former Constitution, the Magistrates Court sitting at Harare has referred the matter to this Court for the determination of certain constitutional questions. |
CCZ 12 14 MATIASHE v THE HON MAGISTRATE MAHWE N.O & AG OF ZIM | Mar 1, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Dec 4, 2014 |
| The applicant and one Cecil Rhaniel Chengetai Muderede (“Muderede”) were engaged in an intimate relationship until about 2005 when the relationship came to an end. At the centre of the dispute giving rise to the present proceedings are two properties. The first is Number 4 Goodall Avenue, Emerald Hill, Harare registered in the name of Helce Enterprises (Pvt) Ltd, a company incorporated according to the laws of Zimbabwe. |
SC 37 2018 Tracey Leigh Mackintosh (Nee Parkinson) v Antony William Mackintosh SC 433.16 | Mar 1, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jun 15, 2018 |
| This is an appeal against the decision of the High Court dismissing with costs an application filed by the appellant for the upward review of the amount of maintenance payable by the respondent in respect of the appellant and two minor children of the former matrimonial union. |
Suppression of Foreign and International Terrorism Act [Chapter 11 21] | Feb 28, 2019 | Institutional reform | Aug 3, 2007 |
| ACT To provide for the suppression of foreign and international terrorism, including mercenary activities; to repeal the Foreign Subversive Organisations Act [Chapter 11:05]; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. |
CCZ 13 TSVANGIRAI & 3 ORS v THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE & 5 ORS | Mar 1, 2019 | Justice & accountability | May 9, 2014 |
| The court unanimously concluded that the applications should be and are hereby dismissed with no order as to costs. |
Thematic Analysis of Zimbabwe's Proposed Draft Constitution | Apr 1, 2019 | Institutional reform | Oct 17, 2012 |
| Realizing that the current constitution of Zimbabwe is flawed in many respects and has contributed to the crisis in Zimbabwe, the parties to the Global Political Agreement (GPA) agreed to embark on a process of developing a new constitution that would address some of the critical contributing factors to the Zimbabwe crisis. As prescribed under Article 6 of the GPA, a parliamentary select committee on the new constitution (COPAC) was established to drive this process. |
Stock Theft Prevention Act [Chapter 9 18] | Feb 28, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 1, 2007 |
| AN ACT to consolidate and amend the law relating to theft of stock and produce. |
Maintenance of Peace Order Act Act 9 of 2019 0 | Dec 9, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Sep 30, 2019 |
| AN ACT to make provision for the maintenance of peace, order and security in Zimbabwe; to repeal the Public Order and Security Act [Chapter 11:17]; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing. |
Investigative Report on Discrimination on the Basis of Political Affiliation, Kadoma (Mashonaland West) 2018 | Dec 16, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Dec 31, 2018 |
| Investigative Report on Discrimination on the Basis of Political Affiliation, Kadoma (Mashonaland West) 2018 |
Press Statement by the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) on the Political Situation in Zimbabwe 16 November 2017 1 | Dec 2, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Nov 16, 2017 |
| Statement about the Political situation in Zimbabwe in November 2017 |
BILL WATCH 39 2019 PLC Report on MOPO Bill | Dec 9, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Jul 29, 2019 |
| On the 24th July the Deputy Speaker of Parliament announced that the Parliamentary Legal Committee had issued an adverse report on the Maintenance of Peace and Order Bill, meaning that the Committee had found some provisions of the Bill to be unconstitutional. The report can be seen on the Veritas website [link] as can the Bill itself [link]. |
Mudzuru & Another v Minister of Justice & 2 Ors Respondents' Opposing Affidavit | Mar 1, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Oct 29, 2014 |
| The Secretary for Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, was duly authorised to depose to this affidavit on behalf of both 1st and 2nd Respondents. |
Bill Watch 43 2019 Media Commission Bill Gazetted & Budget and MOPO Bills passed by National Assembly 0 | Dec 9, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Aug 9, 2019 |
| Both Houses of Parliament sat this week. The Senate sat on Tuesday 6th and Wednesday 7th August and then adjourned until Tuesday 27th August. The National Assembly sat on Tuesday, Wednesday and yesterday before also adjourning to Tuesday 27th August |
COMMISSIONS WATCH 31 Jan Motlanthe Commission of Inquiry Report | Dec 2, 2019 | Extra-judicial Killings | Jan 31, 2019 |
| Recent disorders in our major cities, and the tragic killing of 12 or more people, give new relevance to the report and recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry [the Motlanthe Commission] set up to investigate the violence and shootings that followed last year’s election. |
ZHRC Report on the aftermath of disturbances after stayaway june 2019 | Dec 16, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Feb 11, 2019 |
| This is the final report containing the findings of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC), pursuant to a monitoring mission that was undertaken on the 17th - 18th, the 21st – 25th of January and the 11th of February 2019 in Harare Metropolitan Province, Bulawayo Metropolitan Province, Mashonaland West and Mashonaland East in the aftermath of disturbances that occurred from Monday 14 January 2019. |
Bill Watch 60 2019 The New Ministerial Line Up | Dec 9, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Nov 15, 2019 |
| On Friday 8th November the Office of the President and Cabinet announced changes made by President Mnangagwa to his Ministerial line-up with immediate effect. The following tables show the complete Ministerial line-up including the changes, in alphabetical order by name of Ministry. |
Whawha 'Young Offenders' Prison | Dec 16, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Feb 16, 2016 |
| The purpose of the mission was to assess the living conditions of juvenile inmates and the status of their facilities, as well as to hear the general concerns of the inmates and their proposals for solutions and recommendations. |