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Friday, 04 January 2013 11:06
HARARE - Former Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) chairperson Reginald Austin chickened out of his post because he was incompetent for the job, Justice minister Patrick Chinamasa has said. Chinamasa told the Daily News Austin was aware of the problems that...Read More
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Thursday, 13 December 2012 15:31
HARARE - From arrests to vilification, Zimbabwe’s human rights lawyers endured a tough 2012. Lawyers have continually been denied access to their clients while also being subjected to verbal attacks at police stations and in courtrooms for executing their duties, a...Read More
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Monday, 10 December 2012 10:08
HARARE - Today Zimbabwe joins the rest of the world in commemorating International Human Rights Day, an important day on our calendar. On this particular day, Zimbabweans from all walks of life would be voicing their concerns as they battle on...Read More
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Thursday, 06 December 2012 11:13
HARARE - Next Monday, December 10, is International Human Rights Day and we will join the rest of the world in celebrating this important day which sadly comes at a time when the people’s rights are being trampled upon in Zimbabwe....Read More
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Tuesday, 27 November 2012 09:41
HARARE - Human Rights defenders in Zimbabwe continue to face terrorisation amid fears of an election “bloodbath” in the expected 2013 election, an international observatory has reported. The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (the Observatory) a joint programme...Read More
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Sunday, 04 November 2012 13:12
HARARE - As Zimbabweans join the rest of the world in commemorating 16 Days of Activism set for November, it is important that disability issues are treated as a human right and not just social welfare. In the past, the needs...Read More
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Wednesday, 24 October 2012 09:37
HARARE - AIDS activists Douglas Muzanenhamo was arrested by police on Monday for distributing constitutional material at the just-ended Constitution Select Committee (Copac)’s Second All-Stakeholders’ Conference, according to Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR). In a statement last night, ZLHR said...Read More
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Thursday, 11 October 2012 12:51
HARARE - President Robert Mugabe has finally signed into law the Human Rights Bill which will allow for the investigation of cases of politically-motivated violence albeit starting from 2009. This means Gukurahundi and 2008 atrocities will be ignored. The Act, to...Read More
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Thursday, 13 September 2012 12:51
HARARE - President Robert Mugabe is yet to gazette a controversial bill giving legal effect to the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC). ZHRC is the first body tasked with investigating rights abuses and the Electoral Amendment Bill. Both bills were steered...Read More
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Sunday, 02 September 2012 09:55
HARARE - A delegation of Italian members of parliament visited Zimbabwe recently on a human rights mission. The delegation, made up of members from the Non-Violent Radical Party who are also members of the NGO Hands off Cain, met with...Read More
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