Category: Press Statements

End Enforced Disappearances in Africa Now

27.08.2020 – Ahead of the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances on 30 August, an NGO coalition is calling on…

Kariba Ferry Tragedy: ZLHR calls for transaprent probeand accountability

Judge Frowns Upon Magistrate’s Ill-Treatment of Mbedzi, Labels It A “Grave Misdirection”

THE High Court has criticised the decision of a junior judicial officer, who denied bail to a Beitbridge resident, as a grave…

ZIM Authorities Ramp-Up Crackdown on Dissent, as ZRP Effects Tik-Tok-Related Arrest Over Anti-Govt Protests

FOUR villagers are currently detained in prison after they were arrested by Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officers and charged for allegedly recording…

Muchinguri Faces Jail for Reneging on Compensating Brutal Army Shooting Victim

DEFENCE Minister Hon. Oppah Muchinguri is facing the possibility of spending six months in jail after she wilfully defied a High Court order, where…

Sewage Nightmare: Residents Sue Chitungwiza Municipality over Perennial Sewage Pollution

RESIDENTS in Chitungwiza have taken legal action by suing their local authority over the perennial sewage crisis and demanding implementation of a…

Youths Demand Transparency and Accountability in Utilisation of Sugar Tax Funds

YOUTH Accountability Initiative (YAI) has asked government to come clean on the acquisition of some radiotherapy and cancer treatment machines, which it…

High Court Ends Students’ Month-Long Detention over Freedom Chant

THE High Court has brought relief to four students, who had been languishing in prison, after they were arrested and detained last…

ZLHR Statement on World Environment Day

ON World Environment Day, Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) calls upon government, the private sector, civil society organisations, communities and citizens…

ZLHR Statement on Africa Day

ZIMBABWE Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) joins the people of Zimbabwe, the African continent, and the global community in commemorating Africa Day,…