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Formally established twenty years ago in February 1996, Zimbabwe Lawyers
for Human Rights (ZLHR) is a not-for-profit law based human rights
organisation. Our core objective is to foster a culture of human rights in
Zimbabwe by encouraging the growth and strengthening of human rights at
all levels of Zimbabwean society through observance of the rule of law. ZLHR
is committed to upholding respect for the rule of law and the unimpeded
administration of justice, free and fair elections, the free flow of information
and the protection of constitutional rights, human rights and freedoms
enshrined in human rights instruments in Zimbabwe and the surrounding
region. It keeps these values central to its programming activities.
ZLHR is a membership organisation consisting of at least 160 lawyers with
an interest in, and affinity for, human rights protection and promotion.
They are drawn from all provinces of Zimbabwe with membership steadily
increasing. The organisation operates from three offices located in Harare,
Bulawayo and Mutare. Its reach extends to all ten provinces through the
services of the full-time secretariat and support of its members. ZLHR
currently has a total of 35 staff members (including 13 qualified lawyers)
who are responsible for planning and implementing the core activities of the
organisation.
ZLHR Annual Report 2016
ZLHR holds Observer Status with the African Commission on Human
and Peoples’ Rights. It participates actively in the activities of committees
of the SADC Lawyers’ Association, has affiliate status with the International
Commission of Jurists, and is currently the Secretariat for the Southern
Africa Human Rights Defenders Network.
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