April 2020 started off on a note of national uncertainty. The government of Zimbabwe had just declared a countrywide lockdown in an attempt to contain the spread of the Corona…
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The Institute for Community Development Zimbabwe ICOD Zim on 30th April 2020 beseeched the Parliament of Zimbabwe to exercise its constitutional mandate to give effect to Section 210 of the…
The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has condemned the use of violence by law enforcement agents against citizens who breach COVID-19 national lockdown regulations. The police and army have since…
Introduction On day 21 of the National Lockdown declared by President Emmerson Mnangagwa on 27 March 2020 followed by the gazetting of SI 83 of 2020 Public Health (COVID-19 Prevention,…
The matter in which MISA Zimbabwe is seeking a High Court order interdicting police officers and other law enforcement agents from interfering with the work of journalists during the COVID-19…
Introduction On day 19 of the National Lockdown declared by President Emmerson Mnangagwa on 27 March 2020 followed by the gazetting of SI 83 of 2020 Public Health (COVID-19 Prevention,…
Introduction In the second week of the COVID-19 lockdown in Zimbabwe, the Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) members continued to speak out on their experiences at community level. Two more…
Introduction On day 18 of the National Lockdown declared by President Emmerson Mnangagwa on 27 March 2020 followed by the gazetting of SI 83 of 2020 Public Health (COVID-19 Prevention,…
THE High Court on Tuesday 14 April 2020 ruled that Zimbabwean soldiers, police officers and other enforcement officers must respect human rights, the dignity of people and their fundamental freedoms…
Heal Zimbabwe’s Early Warning and Early Response Situation Room is monitoring how communities are reacting to the national lockdown which was announced by the President on the 27th of March,…