Title | Date added | Template | Date recorded | Category | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Children's Act | Feb 18, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jan 18, 2002 |
| AN ACT to provide for the establishment of children’s courts; to make provision for the protection, welfare and supervision of children and juveniles; to provide for the establishment, recognition and registration of certain institutions and institutes for the reception and custody of children and juveniles and for the treatment of children and juveniles after their reception in such institutions and institutes; to require the contribution by certain persons towards the maintenance of children and juveniles; to provide for the adoption of minors; and to provide for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing. |
Education Act | Feb 18, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jun 8, 1987 |
| An ACT to provide for the declaration of the fundamental rights to, and objectives of, education in Zimbabwe; to provide for the establishment, maintenance and regulation of Government schools and other Government educational facilities; to provide for the establishment and administration of nonGovernment schools, and for the registration and control thereof; to provide for the registration and control of correspondence colleges and independent colleges and for the establishment of an advisory council for such colleges; to make financial provision for schools; to provide for the transfer of teachers to the Public Service; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing. |
Guardianship of Minors Act | Feb 18, 2019 | Institutional reform | Jun 30, 1961 |
| AN ACT to amend the law relating to the guardianship and custody of minors. |
Child participation Consolidated Report | Feb 18, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 31, 2010 |
| The report talks about Child Participation as a principle that requires participation of children in all matters affecting them and that their views be given due weight in accordance with their age and maturity. It states that there should be information sharing and dialogue between children and adults on the development of policies, programmes and measures in order to fulfill this principle. |
Simplified Domestic Violence Act | Feb 18, 2019 | Gender | Oct 25, 2007 |
| The pamphlet provides a summary of the Domestic Violence Act [Chapter 5:16] and explanatory notes on its application for the benefit of children, their caregivers and partners in the child rights sector.The Act was enacted on 26 February 2007 and became operational on 25 October 2007. |
Child Protection Policy DRAFT | Feb 18, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 31, 2015 |
| A Child Protection Policy aimed at standardizing child protection measures both within the organisation and communities. Clear rules governing conduct as well as functioning and transparent oversight and complaint mechanisms all go towards ensuring a high degree of child protection and these are contained in this policy. |
Volunteer policy | Feb 18, 2019 | Institutional reform | Dec 31, 2015 |
| A Volunteering Policy for JCT which is a non profit making organization that provides free legal services to children in difficult circumstances in Zimbabwe. |
Children's Act [Chapter 5 06] Amended | Feb 25, 2019 | Institutional reform | Oct 10, 1997 |
| AN ACT to provide for the establishment of children's courts; to make provision for the protection, welfare and supervision of children and juveniles; to provide for the establishment, recognition and registration of certain institutions and institutes for the reception and custody of children and juveniles and for the treatment of children and juveniles after their reception in such institutions and institutes; to require the contribution by certain persons towards the maintenance of children and juveniles; to provide for the adoption of minors; and to provide for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing. |
Education Amendment Act, 2006 | Feb 26, 2019 | Institutional reform | May 12, 2006 |
| To amend the Education Act [Chapter 25:04]; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. |
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. |
Agenda 2063 | Mar 4, 2019 | Institutional reform | Apr 30, 2015 |
| Agenda 2063, rooted in Pan Africanism and African Renaissance, provides a robust framework for addressing past injustices and the realisation of the 21st Century as the African Century. |
Children and violence paper final 25 July 2013 | Mar 5, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jul 25, 2013 |
| The report contains research about violence that occurs after elections and how it is generally more violent than pre-election violence, and is mostly precipitated by the challengers. |
Child Marriage Report Goromonzi | Mar 5, 2019 | Gender | May 31, 2015 |
| This is the second report on child marriage in Goromonzi District, following on a preliminary report of a study carried out in 2014 (RAU.2014), and series of legal reports prior to this (Dube.2012; RAU. 2011(a); RAU. 2011(b)). These reports are a contribution to the rapidly growing debate in Zimbabwe and the international world on the undesirability of early marriage for girls. |
Complaint by Teachers Union to Min of Education and ZANU PF | Mar 6, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Dec 31, 2017 |
| This report contains findings of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC/Commission), pursuant to an investigation undertaken by the ZHRC into a complaint lodged by three Teachers Unions namely, Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union (ARTUZ), Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) and the Zimbabwe Rural Teachers Union (ZRTU) on behalf of Teachers and school children across the country. |
Youth Militia in Zimbabwe | Apr 1, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Sep 2, 2004 |
| This paper examines the phenomenon of youth militia in Zimbabwe, and contrasts this use of the youth with the views and opinions of ordinary young Zimbabweans |
Diamonds in the Rough: Human Rights Abuses in the Marange Diamond Fields of Zimbabwe | Apr 3, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Jun 30, 2009 |
| Zimbabwe’s armed forces, under the control of President Robert Mugabe’s Zimbabwe African National Union–Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF), are engaging in forced labor of children and adults and are torturing and beating local villagers on the diamond fields of Marange district. |
LITIGATION STRATEGIES FOR SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN AFRICA | Apr 3, 2019 | Gender | Sep 30, 2012 |
| Sexual violence is the most pervasive form of violence in many of the conflict-ridden countries in Africa and continues to remain so, through various post-conflict stages even after the conflict has ended. Violence, particularly of a sexual nature and against women, that was characteristic of a prolonged conflict, comes to be accepted as the norm and part of the culture more so than it was prior to the conflict. |
Juvenile Justice Handbook JCT 2017 | Nov 18, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Dec 30, 2010 |
| The Handbook shades light on the international and national legal framework so that those who work with children in the justice system will be aware of the legal provisions that should guide them as they carry out their work. |
JUSTICE FOR CHILDREN SECTOR ANALYSIS FIELD STUDY REPORT | Nov 18, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Nov 29, 2017 |
| The study investigates the justice system providing a general analysis of the same as well as focusing on juvenile justice, custody, inheritance and the victim friendly initiative. This report will highlight the methodology and the findings from the Rusape and Harare field researches. |
JCT CHILD RIGHTS PROOF | Nov 18, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Nov 29, 2018 |
| Child Rights and Welfare |
Birth Registration Of Children In Zimbabwe | Nov 18, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Oct 30, 2007 |
| The Report Outline some of the major causes of non-registration of children at birth which include long investment in time through travelling and queues. |
Breaking the silence on Gender-Based Violence in Zimbabwe | Nov 18, 2019 | Gender | Oct 1, 2016 |
| The project is drawn against one of the Government of Zimbabwe’s key interventions in improving utilisation of comprehensive quality services for protection, care and support for GBV survivors in accordance with the National Gender-Based Violence Strategy. The project sought to respond and strengthen community gender-based violence service delivery and holistic support targeting adolescent girls and young women in line with the Multi-Sectoral Protocol on the Management of Sexual Abuse in Zimbabwe and the Constitution |
Age of Consent, Sexual Intercourse with Young Persons and Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Care in Zimbabwe | Nov 18, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Jun 28, 2019 |
| Issues of age of consent, having sexual intercourse with young persons and access to sexual and reproductive health services cannot be separated. They are intertwined. For that reason, this publication seeks to give an overview encompassing all these issues so that the discussion is situated within its proper and complete context. |
2007 07 05 Zim NATIONAL HIV VACCINE Policy Guidelines draft1V | Nov 21, 2019 | Promotion of truth | May 7, 2007 |
| The purpose of this document is to provide guidance to government and non governmental sectors and scientific groups in Zimbabwe working with international,regional and national stakeholders and communities in the development and evaluation of candidate vaccines relevant to Zimbabwe. |
Hear Them Cry Report | Nov 22, 2019 | Justice & accountability | Nov 27, 2019 |
| This report gives a detailed analysis of the direct and structural violence against children. On structural violence it addresses the defects in the legal framework and the structures that are supposed to protect children and expose the loopholes and notoriety of the system. |
Report on Nov 2013 Conference on Violence Against Women & Girls Zimbabwe Parliament May 2014 | Nov 25, 2019 | Gender | May 13, 2014 |
| The Conference of Women Parliamentarians took place at the precincts of the PanAfrican Parliament in Midrand South Africa on 1st and 2nd November, 2013 under the Theme: “Parliamentarians Responding to Violence against Women and Girls in Africa, from Legislation to Effective Enforcement”. |
BILL WATCH International Day of the Girl Child | Nov 25, 2019 | Gender | Oct 11, 2018 |
| The International Day of the Girl Child is celebrated annually on October 11 to highlight issues of gender inequality and the challenges facing young girls. |
Model Law on Eradicating Child Marriage and Protecting Children Already In Marriage | Nov 25, 2019 | Gender | Dec 31, 2008 |
| Child marriage remains a problem in Southern Africa due to a variety of factors. These include poverty; gender inequity; tradition; insecurity,especially in times of conflict, limited education and lack of adequate legal frameworks in Member States, most of which are inconsistent. |
Pastoral letter on family fov 2016 | Nov 26, 2019 | Promotion of truth | Oct 23, 2016 |
| The message is meant to cheer and encourage, fill with hope, to give praise, understanding and support to all married couples and families. |
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