SEVEN ACTIVISTS ARRESTED, CHARGED WITH TREASON
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- May 31, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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Seven activists, arrested on different dates, are facing charges of treason after they attended a training organised by the Center for Non-Violence Action and Strategies (CANVAS) in the Maldives.
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- Dec 16, 2019
FURTHER INFORMATION ACTIVISTS RELEASED ON BAIL, AWAITING TRIAL
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- Jul 31, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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The trial of seven activists, charged with treason for attending a training in the Maldives, has yet to begin due to the authorities’ lack of preparedness.
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- Dec 16, 2019
MEDICAL DOCTOR ABDUCTED FROM HIS HOME
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- Sep 18, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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Dr Peter Magombeyi, a medical doctor and Acting President of the Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association (ZHDA), was abducted on the night of 14 September.
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- Dec 16, 2019
MEDICAL DOCTOR FOUND ALIVE BUT TORTURED
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- Oct 23, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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On 19 September 2019, Dr Peter Magombeyi, a medical doctor was found alive and disoriented, dumped about 33 km out of Harare in a placed called Nyabira.
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- Dec 16, 2019
31 August 2016 Newsletter
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- Aug 31, 2016
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- Politics & Governance
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ZHRC speaks to human rights victims
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- Dec 16, 2019
31 January 2017 Newsletter
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- Jan 31, 2017
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- Politics & Governance
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Newly appointed Executive Secretary hopes to leave a mark
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- Dec 16, 2019
31 August 2017 Commission Newsletter
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- Aug 31, 2017
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- Politics & Governance
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ZHRC’s ability to go ‘where the angels fear to tread’ impresses Speaker
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- Dec 16, 2019
Report MOUs Signing Ceremony with Civil Society Orgs 14 03 2016
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- Mar 11, 2016
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- Politics & Governance
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On Friday 11 March 2016, the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) signed Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) with four Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) namely Legal Resources Foundation (LRF), Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum, Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights), Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights (ZADHR)
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- Dec 16, 2019
ZHRC Strategic Plan 2015
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- Jul 30, 2015
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- Politics & Governance
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The Strategic Plan informs the manner in which we engage with key stakeholders and partners in the domestic and international human rights community as we seek to fulfill our broad constitutional mandate.
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- Dec 16, 2019
Whawha 'Young Offenders' Prison
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- Feb 16, 2016
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- Politics & Governance
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The purpose of the mission was to assess the living conditions of juvenile inmates and the status of their facilities, as well as to hear the general concerns of the inmates and their proposals for solutions and recommendations.
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- Dec 16, 2019
Ingutsheni Report
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- Jun 25, 2015
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- Politics & Governance
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The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) is amongst the Chapter 12 Independent Commissions which seek to promote human rights and democracy in Zimbabwe. The mandate of the ZHRC is to promote, protect and enforce human rights and fundamental freedoms in Zimbabwe.
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- Dec 16, 2019
ZHRC Report on the aftermath of disturbances after stayaway june 2019
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- Feb 11, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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This is the final report containing the findings of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC), pursuant to a monitoring mission that was undertaken on the 17th - 18th, the 21st – 25th of January and the 11th of February 2019 in Harare Metropolitan Province, Bulawayo Metropolitan Province, Mashonaland West and Mashonaland East in the aftermath of disturbances that occurred from Monday 14 January 2019.
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- Dec 16, 2019
Investigative Report on Discrimination on the Basis of Political Affiliation, Kadoma (Mashonaland West) 2018
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- Dec 31, 2018
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- Human rights Judgements
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Investigative Report on Discrimination on the Basis of Political Affiliation, Kadoma (Mashonaland West) 2018
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- Dec 16, 2019
Investigative Report on Chitungwiza Political Violence (Harare Province) 2018
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- Dec 31, 2017
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- Politics & Governance
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Political Violence
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- Dec 16, 2019
Election and Post Election Statement 9 August 2018
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- Aug 9, 2018
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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The Commission issued its preliminary election monitoring report on the 2nd of August 2018 covering the period up to 31 July 2018. This statement is therefore a summary of findings on the election related human rights situation by the ZHRC in the period from 1 August to 6 August 2018.
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- Dec 16, 2019
Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission Act
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- Oct 12, 2020
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to provide for the procedure of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission; to provide for the appointment of the Deputy Chairperson, Executive Secretary and staff of the Commission; and to provide for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing.
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- Dec 16, 2019
SADC NHRIs Memorandum of Understanding
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- Nov 22, 2017
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- Politics & Governance
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SADC NHRIs Memorandum of Understanding
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- Dec 16, 2019
NPRC NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 2019
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- Nov 30, 2019
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Politics & Governance
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The newsletter covers activities by the NPRC and also shares NTJWG activities.
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- Dec 9, 2019
BILL WATCH 23 2019 Update on Bills and Government Gazettes 5 to 19 April 2019
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- Apr 22, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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This Bill was gazetted in the Government Gazette dated 19th April [released to the public on 17th April ahead of the public holidays on 18th and 19th April].
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- Dec 9, 2019
BILL WATCH 30 2019 Tripartite Negotiating Forum Act Gazetted and Coming up in Parliament This Week
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- Jun 11, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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The Tripartite Negotiating Forum Act, 2019 (Act No. 3 of 2019) was gazetted and came into force on Tuesday 4th June [Government Gazette Extraordinary dated 4th June 2019].
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- Dec 9, 2019
BILL WATCH 31 2019 Progress on Bills
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- Jun 21, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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Both the National Assembly and the Senate sat last week and this week. Two Bills were passed and progress made on two others.
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- Dec 9, 2019
BILL WATCH 32 2019 Only RTGS Dollars are Legal Tender
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- Jun 24, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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This morning an important statutory instrument was published in a Government Gazette Extraordinary: the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (Legal Tender) Regulations, 2019 (SI 142 of 2019). The instrument can be viewed on the Veritas website
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- Dec 9, 2019
BILL WATCH 33 2019 Monetary Policy and the Rule of Law
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- Jul 4, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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SI 142 of 2019 [link] ‒ the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (Legal Tender) Regulations, 2019, to give it its full name ‒ declared that the Zimbabwe dollar should be the sole legal tender in Zimbabwe for all transactions.
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- Dec 9, 2019
BILL WATCH 37 2019 In Parliament 16 18 July and Coming up 23 25 July
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- Jul 23, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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The Marriages Bill, 2019 [H.B. 7, 2019] was gazetted on Friday 19th July. The Bill can be downloaded from the Veritas website [link]. For our analysis of the Bill see Bill Watch 36/2019 of 22nd July
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- Dec 9, 2019
BILL WATCH 38 2019 Parliament Invites Public Comments on Three Bills
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- Jul 25, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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Parliament has in separate public notices dated 23rd July invited the public to make comments on the above-mentioned Bills. In each case the deadline for receipt of written submissions is Friday next week, 2nd August.
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- Dec 9, 2019
BILL WATCH 39 2019 PLC Report on MOPO Bill
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- Jul 29, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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On the 24th July the Deputy Speaker of Parliament announced that the Parliamentary Legal Committee had issued an adverse report on the Maintenance of Peace and Order Bill, meaning that the Committee had found some provisions of the Bill to be unconstitutional. The report can be seen on the Veritas website [link] as can the Bill itself [link].
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- Dec 9, 2019
BILL WATCH 40 2019 The Freedom of Information Bill
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- Jul 30, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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On Friday 5th July the Freedom of Information Bill was published in the Gazette; it is available on the Veritas website
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- Dec 9, 2019
BILL WATCH 41 2019 Supplementary Budget Due on 1st August; plus Parlliamentary Roundup
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- Jul 31, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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Both the Senate and the National Assembly will continue sitting this week, the third week of the current series of sittings.
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- Dec 9, 2019
BILL WATCH 42 2019 Mid Year Budget Review & Supplementary Budget Presented
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- Aug 4, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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On Thursday 2nd August the Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Hon Mthuli Ncube, presented his 2019 Mid-Year Budget Review and Supplementary Budget to the National Assembly. President Mnangagwa attended the presentation. Opposition MDC-A MPs did not
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- Dec 9, 2019
Bill Watch 43 2019 Media Commission Bill Gazetted & Budget and MOPO Bills passed by National Assembly 0
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- Aug 9, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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Both Houses of Parliament sat this week. The Senate sat on Tuesday 6th and Wednesday 7th August and then adjourned until Tuesday 27th August. The National Assembly sat on Tuesday, Wednesday and yesterday before also adjourning to Tuesday 27th August
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- Dec 9, 2019
BILL WATCH 44 2019 Amendments to the Maaintenance of Peace and Order Bill
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- Aug 12, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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At a sitting that started on 8th August and ended at 4.10 am on 9th August the National Assembly passed the Maintenance of Peace and Order Bill with amendments, most of which were intended to meet objections raised by the Parliamentary Legal Committee [PLC] in its adverse report on the Bill.
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- Dec 9, 2019
BILL WATCH 45 2019 President Orders Special Senate Sitting on Wednesday 14th August
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- Aug 12, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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By furious fast-tracking of business on Wednesday 8th [they sat until 10.39 pm] and Thursday 9th [until 4.10 am on Friday morning] the National Assembly managed to pass, not only the Finance (No. 2) Bill and the Appropriation Supplementary (2019) Bill [the two Budget bills], but also, with amendments, the Maintenance of Peace and Order Bill
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- Dec 9, 2019
BILL WATCH 46 2019 SADC Summit in Dar es Salaam 17 18 August
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- Aug 22, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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The 39th Ordinary Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) was held at the Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre in Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania last weekend. All sixteen SADC member States were represented.
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- Dec 9, 2019
BILL WATCH 47 2019 Supplementary Budget Acts gazetted & MOPO Bill delayed
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- Aug 26, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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Recalled from their recess by the President to conduct special business [see Bill Watch 45/2019 of 12th August [link] – Senators assembled on Wednesday 14th August for a single sitting that lasted for just over eight hours, with the adjournment until Tuesday 27th August coming at 10.37 pm.
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- Dec 9, 2019
BILL WATCH 48 2019 MOPO passed & Parliament Sitting Again This Week
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- Sep 3, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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On Tuesday 27th August the Senate received the Parliamentary Legal Committee [PLC]'s non-adverse report on the amendment to clause 7(5) of the Bill made at its special sitting on 14th August.
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- Dec 9, 2019
BILL WATCH 50 2019 New Measures to Outlaw Use of Forex in Zimbabwe
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- Sep 29, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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Three months ago, when the Minister of Finance and Economic Development gazetted SI 142/2019 [link] declaring RTGS dollars to be the only legal tender in Zimbabwe, press headlines referred to the "outlawing" of the use of the US dollars and other foreign currencies in Zimbabwe. Ministers and officials said the same thing.
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- Dec 9, 2019
BILL WATCH 49 2019Parliament Sits This Week to end its First Session
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- Sep 24, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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There will be a ceremonial opening of the Second Session on Tuesday 1st October. During this opening the President will present his State of the Nation Address [SONA] and outline the legislative agenda for this session.
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- Dec 9, 2019
BILL WATCH 51 2019 Last Week in Parliament & Second Session Opened Today 1st October
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- Oct 1, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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President Mnangagwa opened the Second Session of the Ninth Parliament of Zimbabwe at a joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament in the National Assembly today.
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- Dec 9, 2019
BILL WATCH 52 2019 Update on Statutory Instruments Part 1
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- Oct 16, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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The purpose of this bulletin and another to follow soon is to provide, in two Parts, an update on Government Gazettes and statutory instruments from 1st August to date which have not been noted previously in our bulletins.
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- Dec 9, 2019
BILL WATCH 53 2019 Update on Statutory Instruments Part 2
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- Oct 20, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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This bulletin continues where Bill Watch 52 of 16th October [“Statutory Instruments: Part 1]” [link] stopped; it will deal with Government Gazettes from SI 205/2019 of 20th September up to SI 221/2019 of 18th October.
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- Dec 9, 2019
BILL WATCH 54 2019 Both Houses Resume Sittings Today
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- Oct 22, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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The Second Session of this Parliament – the Ninth Parliament of Parliament [and second Parliament under the 2013 Constitution of Zimbabwe] was officially opened by President Mnangagwa on Tuesday 1st October at a joint sitting of both Houses.
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- Dec 9, 2019
BILL WATCH 55 2019 Legislative Output of 2018 2019 Parliamentary Session
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- Oct 24, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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When opening the current session of Parliament on 1st October the President criticised Parliament’s low output of Bills during the last session
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- Dec 9, 2019
BILL WATCH 56 2019 International Treaties Bill
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- Mar 30, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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It has always been difficult to find out which international treaties are binding on Zimbabwe. This is partly because the procedures by which Zimbabwe becomes a party to treaties are not transparent, and partly because the government has not published a treaty list ‒ i.e. a list of the treaties that are binding on this country ‒ for nearly 20 years.
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- Dec 9, 2019
BILL WATCH 57 2019 Update on Parliamentary Sittings 22 24 October
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- Nov 7, 2019
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Both Houses will reconvene next week, having adjourned until Tuesday 12th November after their last sittings on 24th October. In the meantime, MPs and Ministers have been attending the pre-Budget Seminar at Victoria Falls from 30th October to 4th November.
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- Dec 9, 2019
BILL WATCH 58 2019 In Parliament This Week Bills & 2020 Budget Presentation
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- Nov 11, 2019
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The Senate and the National Assembly last sat on Thursday 24th October. Since then MPs have been occupied mainly with Budget business.
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- Dec 9, 2019
BILL WATCH 59 2019 The 2020 National Budget Presentation
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- Nov 14, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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The Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Professor Mthuli Ncube, presented the 2020 National Budget to the National Assembly this afternoon
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- Dec 9, 2019
Bill Watch 60 2019 The New Ministerial Line Up
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- Nov 15, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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On Friday 8th November the Office of the President and Cabinet announced changes made by President Mnangagwa to his Ministerial line-up with immediate effect. The following tables show the complete Ministerial line-up including the changes, in alphabetical order by name of Ministry.
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- Dec 9, 2019
BILL WATCH 62 2019 Non Budget Business in the National Assembly Last Week
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- Nov 21, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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The 2020 National Budget Presentation on 14th November, noted briefly in Bill Watch 59/2019 [link], was not the only important event of the last Parliamentary week. This bulletin is to update readers on other noteworthy developments in the National Assembly that occurred last week.
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- Dec 9, 2019
BILL WATCH 64 2019 Coming up in the National Assembly This Week
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- Nov 26, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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Resumption of the Budget debate is on the Order Paper for today, Tuesday 26th November.
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- Dec 9, 2019
BILL WATCH 65 2019 Progress on Bills, but not on Budget
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- Dec 1, 2019
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Last week, only the National Assembly was in session.
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- Dec 9, 2019
BILL WATCH 67 2019 ZIDA Bill Passed, Progress Made on Money Laundering Bill & Coroner's Office Bill
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- Dec 6, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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Bill Watch 65/2019 contained speculation that Parliament would, as it has done in past years, have a ten-day break to allow ZANU PF MPs to attend to their party obligations in connection with the ZANU PF Annual Conference.
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- Dec 9, 2019
Maintenance of Peace Order Act Act 9 of 2019 0
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- Sep 30, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to make provision for the maintenance of peace, order and security in Zimbabwe; to repeal the Public Order and Security Act [Chapter 11:17]; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
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- Dec 9, 2019
Midlands State University Law Review 2017 Vol III ARTICLE I
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- Dec 31, 2017
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- Politics & Governance
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The article reviews the Judgement with a view to unpack how it affects the socio-legal landscape of Zimbabwe.
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- Dec 9, 2019
Press Statement by the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) on the Political Situation in Zimbabwe 16 November 2017 1
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- Nov 16, 2017
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- Politics & Governance
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Statement about the Political situation in Zimbabwe in November 2017
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- Dec 2, 2019
COMMISSIONS WATCH 7 2017 ZHRC Internatioinal Human Rights Day
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- Dec 12, 2017
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- Politics & Governance
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The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission hosted the International Human Rights Day Commemorations on Friday the 8th of December 2017. The event was held at Takashinga Cricket Club in Highfield. International Human Rights Day is celebrated each year on 10 December globally since 1948 when the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted.
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- Dec 2, 2019
COMMISSIONS WATCH 5 2017 ZHRC Press Statement on the Political Situation in Zimbabwe
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- Nov 16, 2017
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- Politics & Governance
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The ZHRC is encouraged by assurances by the military concerning the imperative to uphold constitutionalism and values of justice, non-violence, human rights and freedoms in resolving the current political situation.
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- Dec 2, 2019
Commissions Watch 3 2017 Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission Report on Food Distribution
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- May 5, 2017
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- Politics & Governance
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In Parliament recently, the Deputy Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare made a Ministerial Statement on the Government’s Food Deficit Mitigation Programme, which was repeated in the Senate the following day.
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- Dec 2, 2019
COMMISSIONS WATCH 2 2017 ZHRC report on Tokwe Mukosi Floods 23 March 2017
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- Mar 23, 2017
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- Displacements
- Politics & Governance
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This bulletin is the first of several that will draw attention to and summarise reports of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission on investigations carried out since the Commission became operational.
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- Dec 2, 2019
Commissions Watch 7 2016 Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission Press Statement on Public Protests and Police Conduct
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- Aug 30, 2017
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- Politics & Governance
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This bulletin contains the exact text of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission’s Press Statement on public protests and police conduct.
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- Dec 2, 2019
Commissions Watch 6 2016 Zimbabwe Electoral Commission Six Vacancies Filled
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- Aug 18, 2016
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- Politics & Governance
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This bulletin is an update on the membership of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission [ZEC] following its return to full strength with the filling of six vacancies last month.
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- Dec 2, 2019