Zimbabwe:   100 Prisoners Starve to Death, ZPS Admits

New Zimbabwe, 2 December 2013

MORE than 100 prisoners have died in detention in Zimbabwe's prisons since January owing to biting food shortages, it has emerged. Read more »

Zimbabwe:   The Country's Legal System - Hopes and Aspirations?

The Herald, 29 November 2013

Scrutiny of Zimbabwe's legal system continues and persists long after the passing of the new Constitution, the nation's supreme law. Read more »

Zimbabwe:   Consider Pregnant Prisoners' Plight

Zimbabwe Standard, 10 November 2013

Zimbabwe's constitution says categorically that the death penalty cannot be imposed on women, whatever their age. Read more »

Zimbabwe:   Prison Dysentery Outbreak

The Herald, 1 November 2013

AN outbreak of dysentery has hit Masvingo's Mutimurefu Prison and surrounding areas, where nearly 170 cases were reported in the last two weeks. There are also unconfirmed reports… Read more »

Zimbabwe:   Zimbabwe Inmates Cheer for Rotten Bread

UNIRIN, 11 October 2013

Every couple of weeks, inmates at Harare Central and Chikurubi prisons in Zimbabwe greet the arrival of bakery trucks with roars of approval, whistles and dancing. The trucks'… Read more »

Zimbabwe:   Prisons Face Severe Food Shortages

Zimbabwe Independent, 27 September 2013

ZIMBABWE Prison Services (ZPS) has been hit by a critical shortage of food to feed more than 17 000 prisoners in the country's 72 prisons, the Zimbabwe Independent has heard. Read more »

Uganda:   Ugandans Rot in Zimbabwean Prisons

Observer, 22 March 2013

Then, last year a friend in South Africa contacted him about a job opportunity there. This was a golden opportunity for Mbaziira and his family backed his plans to travel. His… Read more »