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7.2 Capacitation of HRDs
Trainings conducted responded to emerging issues that were guided
by national developments such as elections, targeting of HRDs and
violations of social and economic rights.
7.2.1 Risk Trainings
HRDs continued to be seized with safety issues during 2015. Risk
trainings focused on digital, as well as physical risk issues. These
trainings remained relevant due to continued targeting of HRDs with
some being arbitrarily arrested while others like Itai Dzamara were
subjected to enforced disappearance. Emerging issues covered in some
of the trainings included Hacking of Accounts and how this occurs with
participants being discouraged from sharing flash drives or information
off devices or the use of untrusted Wi-Fi connections. In some trainings
Mobile protection was also covered with participants learning strategies
of securing their phones with passwords and they were discouraged
from using cellular phones for sensitive communication. Social Media:
social media use was prevalent among the participants, particularly
whatsapp the cheapest way of staying connected. Participants were
taken through privacy settings of Facebook and Twitter and taught how
to manipulate them to suit their needs.
ZLHR Annual Report 2015
7.2.2 Other HRD Workshops
ZLHR implemented two refresher trainings for ZLHR lawyers, on election observation and dispute resolution. These were held on 5, 6 June
2015 in Bulawayo and Harare. During the two trainings attended by
36 lawyers ZLHR sought to capacitate its member lawyers with skills
to observe the by-elections. This would enable ZLHR to make a valid
assessment of the freeness of the elections, as well as identify potential
areas of law and administrative reforms. The facilitators were drawn
from ZLHR and ZESN. While this training provided knowledge on election observation issues to lawyers it also presented a platform for
lawyers to share experiences on dealing with election related litigation
including filing and examination of petitions. As a result of this training
there was increased awareness of the legal framework by lawyers who
attended the two sessions.
ZLHR lawyers participating in an election litigation training in Harare
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