Human Rights Archive Zimbabwe

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.

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.

ZHRC speaks to human rights victims

Newly appointed Executive Secretary hopes to leave a mark

ZHRC’s ability to go ‘where the angels fear to tread’ impresses Speaker

ZHRC CHIREDZI ABDUCTION INVESTIGATION REPORT 2016

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.

Investigative Report on Discrimination on the Basis of Political Affiliation, Kadoma (Mashonaland West) 2018

A complaint of alleged unlawful eviction was lodged by settlers at Yorkshire Farm in Headlands.

This was a complaint on the arbitrary eviction and alleged violation of the complainants’ freedom from arbitrary eviction, right to dignity, the right to privacy and other interrelated rights of residents of Maganga Estate in Marondera-Mashonaland East Province (hereinafter referred to as the complainants).

Political Violence

This report contains findings of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC/Commission), pursuant to an investigation undertaken by the ZHRC into a complaint alleging violation of the rights of arrested and detained persons and freedom from torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. The complainant is Anna Masuka of Ngundu Village, Ward 11, Gutu District, Masvingo Province.

This report contains findings of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC/Commission), pursuant to an investigation undertaken by the ZHRC into a complaint lodged by Albert Chiwenga on behalf of the Mazvihwa community in Zvishavane.

This report contains findings of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC/Commission), pursuant to an investigation undertaken by the ZHRC into a complaint alleging the violation of the right to freedom from arbitrary eviction through the demolition of houses belonging to the complainants by the Zimbabwe Republic Police. Complainants are from Arnold farm which is part of the six farms that formed a game park known as Manzou Game Park.

On Friday 5th July the Freedom of Information Bill was published in the Gazette; it is available on the Veritas website

At the end of hearing argument for both parties the court dismissed the application with no order as to costs. It was indicated at the time that reasons for the decision would follow in due course.

This matter was referred to this court by a magistrate in terms of s 24 (2) of the former Constitution of Zimbabwe. After hearing the parties, judgment was reserved.

The applicants are all citizens of, but are not resident in, Zimbabwe. They give different reasons for their absence, with the first applicant citing political reasons.

This bulletin contains the exact text of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission’s Press Statement on public protests and police conduct.

On 8 December 2010 at around 1700 hours and in Avonlea Drive, the plaintiff was approached by the defendant who was in company of other officers of the Criminal Investigation Department.

This article assesses the effectiveness of the Tree of Life healing approach, which was one of the methodologies tried during the course of the research with a small group of survivors of the 1980s atrocities.

The APCJ is a refereed journal with a panel of international editorial advisors and readers. All articles are anonymously peer reviewed by at least two referees.

Zimbabwe’s acute need for justice and reconciliation highlights a longstanding tension in transitional justice practice. The need for transitional justice processes in Zimbabwe has been clear since at least 2003, when Zimbabwean civil society articulated an ambitious set of transitional justice objectives in the Johannesburg Symposium.

Strategic Plan for Constitution Dissemination, Education and Awareness in Fourteen (14) Officially Recognised Languages.

This report gives a detailed analysis of the direct and structural violence against children. On structural violence it addresses the defects in the legal framework and the structures that are supposed to protect children and expose the loopholes and notoriety of the system.

This submission contains a compilation of the views of more than 400 health workers consulted by the Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights about their views on the new Constitution.

The right to health includes the entitlement to timely and appropriate health care and also encompasses underlying determinants of health, such as access to safe and potable water, adequate sanitation, an adequate supply of safe food, nutrition, housing and access to health-related education and information.

Issues of age of consent, having sexual intercourse with young persons and access to sexual and reproductive health services cannot be separated. They are intertwined. For that reason, this publication seeks to give an overview encompassing all these issues so that the discussion is situated within its proper and complete context.

The Report Outline some of the major causes of non-registration of children at birth which include long investment in time through travelling and queues.

The study investigates the justice system providing a general analysis of the same as well as focusing on juvenile justice, custody, inheritance and the victim friendly initiative. This report will highlight the methodology and the findings from the Rusape and Harare field researches.