By Takudzwa Madondo in Mutare Amnesty International Zimbabwe has urged the government to fully enforce the Child Protection Act calling it a critical step towards safeguarding the rights and wellbeing of children particularly girls. Speaking during commemorations of the International Day of the Girl Child at Moffat
By Tendai Makaripe Thousands of children in Zimbabwe are at risk of statelessness due to the government's failure to address a growing crisis that violates their basic rights. The lack of birth registration among children born to stateless parents is creating a generation deprived of nationality and
The arrests of human rights defenders and opposition activists in the country has drawn widespread disapproval from local and international organizations who described the actions as part of a broader crackdown on dissenting voices. Recently, human rights activists Namatai Kwekweza, Samuel Gwenzi, Vusumuzi Moyo, and Robson
Over a long period of time, bail has been a foundation of the country's legal system, providing hope of freedom to those accused of crimes pending their trials. Recent court rulings against mainly political activists and human rights defenders have sparked debate about the state of
In addition to Zimbabwe, Kenya and Liberia also have pending bills aimed at abolishing the death penalty.
Human rights pressure group Amnesty International says the continued detention of Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislators Job Sikhala, Godfrey Sithole and 14 others reveals how the country’s justice system has been politicized. Sikhala and Sithole were arrested on 14 June facing charges of inciting violence
Amnesty International has condemned the use of lockdown regulations by Zimbabwean police to silence health workers and other activists who are legally demonstrating against poor remuneration and poor working conditions. In a statement, Amnesty International called on authorities to drop charges against health care workers for
Human Rights watchdog, Amnesty International has renewed its call for the Government to assist in revealing the fate of journalist cum political activist Itai Dzamara who has not been accounted for since his disappearance five years ago. The watchdog called for the establishment of a commission
Government has set an undisclosed budget for the setting up of 10 “community radio stations” which should be running by year end, but experts are not amused with the government’s role in the exercise arguing that the move will compromise the independence of the stations. This
Following the constitutional court ruling on Wednesday that hacked section 27 of the Public Oder and Security Act (POSA) as unconstitutional, human rights lawyers and defenders alike have fallen into a merriment as the 17 years old legislation which the state security agents have been
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