Zimbabwe: Woza Wins 4 Year Court Battle for Better Detention Conditions

Pressure group Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA) on Thursday scored a legal victory at the Constitutional Court, where they argued that their rights were violated by the deplorable conditions of the detention cells where they were detained in Harare.

WOZA leaders Jenni Williams, Magodonga Mahlangu, Celina Madukani and Clara Manjengwa petitioned the Supreme Court after their arrest and detention in 2010, saying the conditions at Harare Central Police Station constituted inhuman and degrading treatment.

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