The Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) has expressed shock and concern at the increasing language of hate coming mainly from ZANU PF ahead of the opposition-led July 31 protests. The association said the recent remarks by the acting ZANU PF spokesperson Patrick Chinamasa incited violence at
Zimbabwe today joins the rest of the world in commemorating the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture under the theme ‘The World Stopped! Torture Didn’t!’ but with a dark trail of activists still locked up. By Lovejoy Mutongwiza/ Lemuel Chekai Three MDC Alliance members, Joanna
The Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) has dismissed the proposed Amendment No.2 Bill which is scheduled to go for public hearings next week saying there are clauses which are undemocratic and unconstitutional. The association said the proposed amendments represent a slide into autocracy in Zimbabwe by
A human rights lobby group has petitioned police Commissioner General Godwin Matanga and Home Affairs Minister Kazembe Kazembe over human rights violations by members of the police force. The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum says the ZRP should fully investigate the abduction and torture of three
The Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) has launched a scathing attack on the country’s security sector saying it has become the worst threat to the citizens than the global pandemic, COVID-19. The attack comes after three opposition MDC members were reportedly abducted and tortured by suspected
Human Rights pressure group ZimRights has called on church leaders not to disseminate conspiracy theories about the deadly Covid-19. In a weekly report on Covid-19, ZimRights said spreading of conspiracy theories about the pandemic have a danger of people shunning hospitals. “Reports of church leaders disseminating conspiracy
The Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) has called on the government to look into the plight of women as they are heavily affected by the lockdown in so many ways than one. In its COVID-19 weekly report, Their Voices Matter” ZimRights said the government must create
Human rights lobby group, ZimRights yesterday petitioned the Parliament of Zimbabwe to extend the time for members of public to make nominations for people to be considered for positions of Commissioners for the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC). In a statement, ZimRights says the notice given
Local civic groups Election Resource Centre (ERC) and Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) have intensified their voter mobilization drive and have engaged 100 volunteers tasked with distributing fliers with voter registration information in and around Harare. The volunteers, on the road since Monday have already visited
As part of efforts to mobilise for citizen participation in the ongoing voter registration, enhance oversight by citizens while ensuring continuous engagement between citizens and election authorities, the Election Resource Centre (ERC) and Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights), will tomorrow launch a campaign dubbed “REEZ
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