The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum) expresses its outrage following the abduction and torture of Womberaishe Nhende and Sanele Mkhuhlane on Saturday 2 September 2023. The Forum also...
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Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum Statement Calling for Respect for Human Rights and Observance of the Law During COVID-19 Lock Down
The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum), notes the directive issued by President Emmerson Mnangagwa on 27 March 2020 for a 21-day National Lockdown starting from today (Monday 30 March 2020)...
Statement Following the excessive use of force by the Military in Harare
The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum) is outraged by the behaviour of the Zimbabwean government in unlawfully deploying the military in Harare yesterday, leading to the extra-judicial...
Uniting for Peace in Syria: Global Civil Society Appeal to UN Member States
1 December 2016 The UN Security Council has failed Syrians. In almost six years of conflict, close to half a million people have been killed and eleven million have been forced to leave their homes...
Statement on police use of brutal force on protesters
5 July 2016 The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum) unreservedly condemns in the strongest terms the appalling use of excessive force by the police against protesters in Epworth, Mabvuku,...
Forced evictions violating the constitution
The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum) welcomes the ruling by the High Court of Zimbabwe on Monday 12 January 2014, barring forced evictions of at least 200 families from Arnold Farm in...
Girls' access to education: a threatened right
Paper presented by the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum during the Women Forum Panel “Giving girls the education they deserve “, on 29 November, 2014 during the 28th SESSION of the Africa, Caribbean,...
Statement on closure of democratic space in Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum) is concerned about the continued systematic closure of democratic space in Zimbabwe. The past months have witnessed a systematic use of torture,...
Alert - Violence in Chingwizi Camp
The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum) unreservedly condemns the violence that erupted in Chingwizi Camp from 31 July. The violence occurred following the government’s attempts to relocate...
Human Rights Bulletin, January 2014
(extract) The right to safe and clean water This bulletin explains water as a fundamental human right in Zimbabwe. Water is the essence of life. Safe and clean drinking water, like sanitation, is...
EU parliament re-engagement visit to Zimbabwe Report
This is a Report on the visit to Zimbabwe of the Delegation of the Development Committee of the European Parliament to Zimbabwe (29 April – 3 May 2013) The terms of reference for this visit were as...
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International conference on transitional justice in Zimbabwe – Conference report (4–6 October 2012)
May 17, 2013 The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum today presents the report of the International Conference on Transitional Justice in Zimbabwe which took place from the 4th to the 6th of October...
Violence against women and children: A preliminary study into societal perceptions
Executive Summary Violence against women and children is a common phenomenon in Zimbabwe. It occurs, both in the private and public spheres, catalysed by a number of factors that stem from the way in...
Who will defend the human rights defenders?
A report on the harassment of human rights activists in Zimbabwe 2012 – February 2013 Introduction Zimbabwean human rights defenders (HRDs) compliment the role of the state in promotion of human...
ZLHR holds inclusive government responsible for blitz on CSOS
Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) has been and continues to monitor developments relating to the clampdown on Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and human rights defenders (HRDs) with...
Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum Human Rights & National Institutions Report, September 2012 – December 2012
Courageous human rights defenders, disappointing compromises, but progress in Zimbabwe January 7, 2013 This report provides information and analysis on developments relating to human rights and...
Statement on the commemoration of 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence
The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum) joins the rest of the world in commemorating 16 Days of Activism Against GenderBased Violence between the 25th of November and the 10th of December...
Human Rights Bulletin, 16 November 2012
Violations 13.11.12. Fifty seven members of Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA) were arrested and beaten following on-going and peaceful water shortage protests in Bulawayo. One of the women sustained a...
Statement on 52nd Session of the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights
Honorable Chairperson, Commissioners, the Secretary of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights; heads of Government delegations, civil society representatives, invited guests, ladies and...
Press statement congratulating Transparency International Zimbabwe
Makorokoto! Amhlope! Congratulations! Transparency International-Zimbabwe The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum) wishes to congratulate Transparency International-Zimbabwe (TI-Z) for...