and worked towards strong regional mechanisms for the protection of human rights.
Litigation in 2017
In pursuit of the objective of combating impunity and ensuring accountability the
following were the interventions by the Forum lawyers in 2017.
THE FORUM’S
LITIGATION EFFORTS
70%
152
of the clients
were males
clients were
received
in 2017
30%
of the clients
were females
60%
of the cases were of
torture by the Zimbabwe
Republic Police and
the Harare municipal
police
10%
of the received cases
were of labour issues;
referred to the
Ministry of Labour
and LAD
20%
of the received cases were
of family law mainly maintenance
and divorce cases; Family law cases
were referred to the Legal Aid
Directorate (LAD), Legal
Resources Foundation (LRF)
and Zimbabwe Women
Lawyers Association
(ZWLA)
Judgements were
obtained with a
total award of
$12 250.00
10%
of the received
cases were of clients
seeking advice for
various other
legal issues
11
4
$6 650
was the highest award
obtained in the case
of Murambiwa
Mudzamatira vs. Tellme
Banda HC 6875/ 16
(See table 3)
ZIMBABWE HUMAN RIGHTS NGO FORUM
ANNUAL REPORT 2017
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