April 22
Zimbabwe: Shut Down Cult Abusing Women, Girls - Says Village Headman Angry Over Apostolic Church
A TRADITIONAL leader from Mashonaland West province is pleading with authorities to intervene and immediately shut down Madzibaba Ishmael's apostolic church, which allegedly… Read more »
March 22
Zimbabwe: 188 Rights Abuses Reported, Zanu-PF, Police Top List
Zimbabwe recorded 188 cases of human right violations in February alone with ruling party Zanu PF functionaries perpetrating in most of the recorded cases. Read more »
March 21
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Not the Worst in Terms of Human Rights Violation - Says New ZHRC Chair Majome
THE newly sworn-in Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission chairperson Fungayi Jessie Majome has said the country is not the worst in terms of human rights violations but her office will… Read more »
March 14
Zimbabwe: Police Arrest Cult Leader, Rescue 251 'Child Labourers'
A self-styled prophet and leader of the Johanne Masowe Gore Jena Penyeranyika sect has been arrested for detaining and abusing minors while conducting unlawful burials at his… Read more »
March 10
Zimbabwe: Insults Won't Shake Off US Sanctions - - Kasukuwere Tells Mnangagwa Hounded By Bad Human Rights, Corruption Record
FORMER Cabinet minister Saviour Kasukuwere has challenged President Emmerson Mnangagwa to openly and diplomatically clear his human rights and corruption record, the basis on which… Read more »
March 08
Zimbabwe: Ex-Police Officer Jailed 20 Years for Trafficking Women to Oman
A former police officer Forward Mashonganyika and his niece, Tendai Muswe have been caged for 20 years each following their conviction for trafficking three Zimbabwean women to… Read more »
March 04
Zimbabwe: Biden Ends Sanctions on Zimbabwe, Tightens Restrictions on Mnangagwa for Rights Abuses
American President Joseph Biden has announced an end of the superpower's sanctions regime on Zimbabwe. Read more »
February 25
Zimbabwe: Opposition Turmoil Fuels Fears of Increased Repression in Zimbabwe
Turmoil in the opposition which was triggered by the resignation of Nelson Chamisa from the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) will create a space for the government to escalate… Read more »
February 21
Zimbabwe: Unions Blast Govt's 'Zionist' Approach to Land Evictions
THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has criticized the government's "Zionist" approach in dealing with illegal occupations of land on the back of fears that the nation is… Read more »
February 16
Zimbabwe: VP Chiwenga Blasts Scholarship Offers for LGBTQI+ Students
GOVERNMENT has come out guns blazing to castigate foreign higher learning institutions offering prospective learners from Zimbabwe scholarships if they are lesbian, gay, bisexual… Read more »
February 15
Zimbabwe: Police Officer Unleashes Dog On Protesting St Faith's High School Students - Commissioner General Launches Review of Incident
Police officers unleashed an attack dog on hundreds of St Faith's High School students who were staging a demonstration over a US$600 mission fund. Read more »
February 09
Zimbabwe: Amnesty International Applauds Zimbabwe's Approval of Death Penalty Abolishment
AMNESTY International has commended President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government for approving the abolishment of the death penalty. Read more »
February 07
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Cabinet Approves Abolition of Death Penalty
Zimbabwe's cabinet has approved the abolition of death sentences. Read more »
January 30
Zimbabwe: Job Sikhala a Free Man! - Former CCC Legislator Finally Released After Clocking 595 Days in Pre-Trial Detention
Harare Magistrate Tafadzwa Miti has handed down a wholly suspended two-year jail sentence for opposition politicians Job Sikhala and Godfrey Sithole following their conviction for… Read more »
December 26, 2023
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwean Bishops Reject Pope's Move to Bless Same-Sex Relationships
THE Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops' Conference (ZCBC) has rejected the approval of same-sex marriages after Pope Francis permitted Catholic priests to bless the unions. Read more »
December 07, 2023
South Africa: South Africa's Border Management Authority Holds Ground As Zimbabwe Accuses It of Inflating Number of 'Trafficked' Children
South Africa's Border Management Authority (BMA) is sticking to its earlier stance that it intercepted 443 children who were entering the neighbouring country illegally despite… Read more »
November 25, 2023
Zimbabwe: Outdated Beliefs Fueling Gender Based Violence Against Women Says Foreign Diplomat
SOCIETAL beliefs and stereotypes are the centre of perpetuating gender-based violence (GBV) against women and children, a foreign diplomat has said. Read more »
November 16, 2023
Zimbabwe: Human Rights Watchdogs Urge Government to Investigate Rising Political Violence
ZIMBABWEAN authorities must urgently address the escalating cases of abductions, arbitrary detention, torture and killings of opposition political activists and human rights… Read more »
November 15, 2023
Zimbabwe: U.S. Expresses Concern Over Abduction and Murder of CCC Activist, Calls for Justice
The United States government has expressed concern over the alleged abduction and subsequent death of Zimbabwe's main opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activist… Read more »
November 01, 2023
Zimbabwe: Human Rights Lawyer Douglas Coltart in Solo Protest Against Abductions of Opposition Members
HUMAN rights lawyer Douglas Coltart, Wednesday staged a solitary protest against the alleged abductions of Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) members by suspected state agents. Read more »
October 10, 2023
Zimbabwe: Human Rights Lawyer Mtetwa Stages Solo Demo Over Recall of CCC MPs
Top human rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa has staged a solo demonstration against the recall of 15 Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) by "interim secretary general" Sengezo… Read more »
September 25, 2023
Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Has Ramped Up Efforts to Suppress Human Rights - Amnesty International
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's first tenure has been characterised by a clampdown on human rights, a failure by the second dispensation to break out from the oppressive rule of… Read more »
September 22, 2023
Zimbabwe: U.S. Government Raises Concern Over Attacks on Opposition Supporters
THE United States of America (USA) government through its embassy in Harare has raised concerns over reports of continued politically motivated violence and intimidation of… Read more »
September 11, 2023
Zimbabwe: Another Opposition Activist Dragged to Traditional Court Over Election Campaigns
Another Citizen Coalition for Change (CCC) activist in Chimanimani district in Manicaland province has been summoned to Chief Timothy Muusha's traditional court to answer charges… Read more »
August 27, 2023
Zimbabwe: Relief As CCC MP Is Released, Pledges to Push for Rehabilitation of Prisons After Clocking 12 Days Behind Bars
AN air of jubilation and relief engulfed Harare Central remand prison as the Citizens Coalition for Change members were finally released on bail Saturday. Read more »