Activists Express Concern at the Human Rights Situation in Zimbabwe
By Prince Njagu Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) on Thursday came under scrutiny from activists that they are not doing their jobs as a watchdog of human rights in the country. This comes after an increase in the spate of…
Civil Society Says No to Death Penalty
By Prince Njagu Marking the 12th annual commemorations for world day against the death penalty; Zimbabwe Human Rights Forum; Padare; Amnesty International Zimbabwe and the Zimbabwe Women Lawyers Association (ZWLA) called for the abolishment of the death penalty in the…
Youth Organisation, ZYDT, Decries Slow Economic Revival
By Byron Mutingwende Government bureaucratic red tape is standing in the way of economic revival efforts by serious business minded people who want to bring investment into the country, a youth entrepreneur has said. Founding president of Zimbabwe Youth Development…
Human Rights Defenders Threaten Mass Mobilisation Against Demolitions
By Byron Mutingwende Policy makers have failed to adhere to the supreme law of land by demolishing houses in Chitungwiza, Epworth and Seke, human rights defenders have said. Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights programme manager Dzimbabwe Chimbga said in demolishing…
United States Provides over $300,000 for Elephant and Rhino Conservation in Zimbabwe this Year
Harare, September 18th 2014: In 2014, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) provided over $300,000 for elephant and rhinoceros conservation in Zimbabwe, pushing the amount that the agency has donated in Zimbabwe since 2002 over the $1 million…
CONCOURT DECLARES PROSECUTION OF ERC OFFICIALS UNCONSTITUTIONAL
THE Constitutional Court (ConCourt) has declared as unconstitutional the prosecution of Election Resource Centre (ERC) officials who were arrested and charged with breaching the country’s tough electoral laws ahead of last year’s general election. In May 2013, police arrested and…
Zim CSOs demand suspension of Swaziland from the regional bloc
Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CZiC) has expressed ambivalence on the appointment of President Mugabe to chair the Southern Africa Development Committee bloc saying the region will likely suffer democratic deficiency under his leadership. President Mugabe was recently appointed as the…
CONCOURT DECLARES PROSECUTION OF ERC OFFICIALS UNCONSTITUTIONAL
THE Constitutional Court (ConCourt) has declared as unconstitutional the prosecution of Election Resource Centre (ERC) officials who were arrested and charged with breaching the country’s tough electoral laws ahead of last year’s general election. In May 2013, police arrested and…
SADC Chair, Zimbabwe, should not preside over democratic decline in the region
The Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) notes Zimbabwe’s assumption of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) chairmanship, congratulates Botswana on being elected deputy chair, and South Africa, the new chair of the SADC Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation. …
SADC Chair, Zimbabwe, should not preside over democratic decline in the region
Issued by: Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition on Wednesday, 3 September 2014 The Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) notes Zimbabwe’s assumption of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) chairmanship, congratulates Botswana on being elected deputy chair, and South Africa, the new…