On Wednesday 21 October 2020, ZESN hosted a virtual public meeting to discuss the topic; “The Suspension of By- Elections in Zimbabwe: A Necessity or an Affront on Constitutional Electoral…
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About this Guide Zimbabwe’s Constitution of 2013 establishes the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) with an overarching mandate to realise post-conflict justice, peace, healing and reconciliation. This Guide seeks…
The High Court of Zimbabwe on 7 October 2020 declared Section 193 of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act which deals with detention of persons who are Deaf or mute…
The right to privacy in Zimbabwe is increasingly under threat following remarks by President Emmerson Mnangagwa that the government had managed to track the locations of certain individuals and their…
1. The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC/Commission) is mandated to promote the protection, development and attainment of human rights and freedoms at all levels of society. Furthermore, the Constitution of…
CHITUNGWIZA Municipality on Sunday 11 October 2020 resolved to stop the demolition of some residents’ houses after Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) threatened to sue the local authority for…
On October 4 2020, an article was published in The Sunday Mail in which it was reported that principles of a proposed Patriot Bill aimed at criminalising private correspondence with…
This is a legal opinion concerning the illegality of a government decree suspending by-elections on account of the COVID-19 pandemic. On 30 September 2020, the government issued Statutory Instrument 225A…
The Combined Harare Residents Association (CHRA) welcomes the High Court judgment ordering the City of Harare to re-open all its 42 clinics to the public and ensure that there are…
The Combined Harare Residents Association (CHRA), Community Water Alliance (CWA) and the Member of Parliament Rusty Markham won the High Court Case compelling the government to put in place supporting…