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'Mnangagwa scuttling Gukurahundi resolution'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa undermined the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) by setting a parallel structure with traditional chiefs from the Matabeleland region in trying to resolv...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 20:15hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa has failed democracy test'
CIVIL society organisations (CSOs) yesterday said President Emmerson Mnangagwa had failed to honour his November 2017 pledge to uphold human rights and promote good governance, as he continues to furt...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 19:39hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Ritual and superstition - Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
The sight of an opposition MP grovelling on the floor of parliament before the Finance Minister to thank him for women's sanitary pads is about as stupefying as South Africa's Chief Justice Mogeong Mo...Published: 13 Dec 2020 at 22:54hrs | 2 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
Chamisa says his council's demolitions evil, heartless
OPPOSITION MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa toured the demolished houses in Budiriro high-density suburb in Harare where he came face-to-face with desperate residents, who have been sleeping in the ...Published: 11 Dec 2020 at 06:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'COVID-19 lockdown increased human rights abuses'
HUMAN rights groups yesterday said Zimbabwe witnessed severe increased violations of people's rights this year due to the COVID-19-induced lockdown and pleaded with government to end the use of State ...Published: 11 Dec 2020 at 06:41hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
ZCTU decries 2018 bad human rights record
THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has berated President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration over the surge in human rights violations experienced in the country this year, singling out th...Published: 20 Dec 2018 at 07:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa will publicise shootings report
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has said he will make public the report by a commission of inquiry into the post-election violence that gripped Harare on August 1, in which members of the military allege...Published: 11 Dec 2018 at 05:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Welshman Ncube MDC celebrates international human rights day
MDC led by Welshman Ncube has joined the world in celebrating the the international human rights day."Zimbabweans commemorate Human Rights day and the MDC joins the world in observing this ico...Published: 13 Dec 2017 at 06:30hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
ZLHR joins the world in celebrating international human rights day
ZIMBABWE Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) joins the rest of the world in commemorating International Human Rights Day commemorated under the theme "#STANDUP4HUMANRIGHTS".Observed each year on 1...Published: 12 Dec 2017 at 06:36hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Be an active citizen: know your rights
Today is International Human Rights Day. Zimbabwe is on record for being one of the countries that violate human rights to settle political scores. Very little is done to educate Zimbabwean citizens o...Published: 10 Dec 2017 at 11:19hrs | | by Linda Tsungirirai Masarira
Gukurahundi to headline Human Rights Day
The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has said proffering solutions of reconciliation to Gukurahundi atrocities will be central in this year's International Human Rights Day commemorations to be...Published: 07 Dec 2017 at 05:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Matabeleland unite and fight for your own human rights
Today the 10th of December 2016 Save Matabeleland Coalition (SAMACO) joins other organizations in Matabeleland and the rest of the world in observing and commemorating the International Human Righ...Published: 11 Dec 2016 at 17:53hrs | 1 | by Save Matabeleland Coalition
Human rights cases rock Zim courts
The Zimbabwe Human Rights Lawyers have exposed the escalation of number of human rights violation cases in the courts of Zimbabwe amid indications there was serious violation of the rule of law by the...Published: 09 Dec 2016 at 03:56hrs | 2 | by Stephen Jakes
10 days to stand up for someone's rights Matabeleland call for action
From the 1st of December 2016 to the 10th of December 2016 Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights is calling the people of Matabeleland to join the challenge to stand up for someone's rights thro...Published: 28 Nov 2016 at 13:18hrs | 1 | by Benedict Sibasa
Over 2000 male victims report domestic violence
The tables have turned in the history of family disputes as at least 2,414 men this year swallowed their pride and approached the magistrates' courts suing for domestic violence.Domestic viole...Published: 19 Dec 2015 at 08:53hrs | | by Daniel Nemukuyu
'Corrupt councillors must rot in jail,' says Mnangagwa
Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison is the right place for corrupt local authorities officials who flout good corporate governance practices and compromise the quality of service delivery in violation o...Published: 18 Dec 2015 at 05:29hrs | | by Daniel Nemukuyu
Freedoms still being stifled in Zimbabwe - ZPP
The Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) has said freedoms in Zimbabwe are still under serious threat as people are still being brutalized for exe5rcising them.ZPP made the claims as the nation joined...Published: 12 Dec 2015 at 06:17hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
PDP Statement on International Day for Human Rights
The People's Democratic Party (PDP) joins the rest of the world in commemorating the international human rights day which is observed every 10th of December. The main thrust therefore of the Internati...Published: 11 Dec 2015 at 12:26hrs | | by Willias Madzimure
ZimRights,ZLHR celebrates International Human Rights Day
The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum) and the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) have joined the rest of the world in commemorating the United Nations International Human Rights Day on...Published: 11 Dec 2015 at 05:52hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Devolution activists say centralisation fuels corruption and human rights violations
The devolution activist have said that centralisation of power has promoted human rights violations and corruption in the country hence they called for a devolve system of government.In a stat...Published: 10 Dec 2015 at 06:05hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
ZimRights join the world to celebrate 16 Days of Activism
The Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) has said it joins the world, especially women and educational rights defenders, in commemorating the 16 Days of Activism against Gender based Violence...Published: 26 Nov 2015 at 11:33hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Corruption undoing Mugabe's govt
Deputy Chief Justice Luke Malaba on Wednesday said rampant corruption and maladministration in public institutions and other arms of government undermined government efforts to ensure human rights...Published: 12 Dec 2014 at 08:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC Human Rights day Statement
Today we join the rest of the world in commemorating the International Human Rights Day, which runs under the theme, 'Human Rights 365'.While we would ordinarily use this day to celebrate ...Published: 10 Dec 2014 at 12:04hrs | | by Nhanhla Dube - MDC Spokesperson
Human Right to Water and Sanitation 365
Community Water Alliance (CWA) joins the world in commemorating International Human Rights Day under the banner of the Human Right to Water. It is appropriate for this day to run under the 365 the...Published: 10 Dec 2014 at 08:29hrs | 1 | by Timothy Chitambure
'Civic society has short-changing the people it represents' says Cont Mhlanga
PLAYWRIGHT and Amakhosi Theatre Productions director Cont Mhlanga has blasted civic society for short-changing the people it represents.Mhlanga, who was speaking on the sidelines of Internatio...Published: 13 Dec 2013 at 03:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Keynote address by the PM Tsvangirai, on the occasion of the United Nations' International Human Rights day
It is my singular honour and privilege to be part of this great day; the UN International Human Rights day where we celebrate the basic rights of people to pursue and live their dreams. I want to...Published: 12 Dec 2011 at 04:50hrs | | by MDC-T
MDC-T commemorates Universal Human Rights Day
The MDC today joins Zimbabwe and the rest of the world in celebrating the Universal Human Rights Day under the theme: “Celebrate Human Rights”. However, as we commemorat...Published: 10 Dec 2011 at 09:20hrs | | by MDC-T
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