39  7KH/HJDO0RQLWRU The Legal Monitor was an outlet through which ZLHR provided information on human rights, constitutional rights and the obligations of state actors. This increased literacy within communities, including those who are marginalised, and remote areas were able to access alternative reliable information on developments on human rights around the country. Some senior ZLHR members, such as Advocate Eric Matinenga, assisted in distributing copies of The Legal Monitor in Buhera, Manicaland province, where villagers struggle to access objective and affordable information.  6RFLDOPHGLDSODWIRUPV $SDUWLFLSDQWGXULQJDPRELOHOHJDOFOLQLFUHDGVWKURXJK7KH/HJDO0RQLWRU :HEVLWH7UDI¿F ϭϴϬϬ ϭϱϱϭ ϭϲϬϬ ϭϰϬϬ 7RWDO  ϭϮϬϬ ϭϬϬϬ ϴϬϬ ϴϵϯ ϲϮϬ ϲϲϴ ϳϰϱ ϲϴϲ ϲϱϯ ϴϰϱ ϲϬϵ ϱϳϲ ϲϬϬ ϱϬϬ ϱϱϬ ϰϬϬ ϮϬϬ Ϭ -DQ )HE 0DU $SU 0D\ -XQ -XO $XJ 6HS 2FW 1RY 'HF ZLHR Annual Report 2016 =/+5DQG=LPEDEZH1*2)RUXPVWDIIDW835SUHVVFRQIHUHQFH ZLHR also intensified its use of social media platforms with an increased following on its Facebook page as well as the Twitter account disseminating real time updates on cases taken up on behalf of HRDs and ordinary people in Zimbabwe. The Facebook group has more than 7 000 members, a figure which is expected to continue increasing in 2017. The public also supported ZLHR through sharing messages by re-tweeting or sharing posts on the Facebook page. On Twitter, ZLHR followers grew to over 18 400 by the end of 2016.