Zimbabwe: Zimbabwean Activist Nyokayemabhunu Fears SA Is Colluding With Zanu-PF to Send Him Back Home

Since his arrest on 13 April, Wellington Masiwa has been in prison for illegally entering South Africa and for alleged fraud in Zimbabwe. Read more »

Zimbabwe: Barbaric Act of Violence - Rights Commission Condemns Bomb Attack On Sikhala's Home, Calls for Impartial Probe

THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has condemned a reported bomb attack on opposition politician Job Sikhala's home, describing it as a "barbaric act of violence" and… Read more »

Zimbabwe: DA Criticises Ramaphosa's Zimbabwe Land Reform Praise, Linking It to ANC's Expropriation Plans

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has strongly criticised President Cyril Ramaphosa's remarks praising Zimbabwe's land reform programme during his visit to Harare last week. Read more »

Zimbabwe: Net Zero Britain Cosies Up to Zimbabwe Despite Human Rights Concerns

In early June, Britain's Africa minister Lord Collins flew to Harare to meet Zimbabwe's octogenarian president, Emmerson Mnangagwa. Read more »

Zimbabwe: Women's Rights Advocates Engage Parliamentarians On Proposed Legislation for Unpaid Care and Domestic Work

THE Women's Academy for Leadership and Political Excellence (WALPE) and its partners have engaged Parliamentarians as they lobby for a motion on the Unpaid Care and Domestic Work… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Human Rights Defenders Acquitted After Year-Long Trial

Human rights activists Robson Chere, Namatai Kwekweza and Samuel Gwenzi, who were arrested after being dragged off a plane last year, are finally free following their acquittal by… Read more »

Zimbabwe: U.S. Releases Incriminating Human Rights Rap Sheet On Zimbabwe

The United States Department of State has released a damning report on Zimbabwe's human rights situation, noting how perpetrators have gone unpunished and the increased abuse of… Read more »

Southern Africa: Now, Not 200 Years Later - SADC Urged to Act Urgently to End Child Marriage

Rights groups have sounded the alarm over the slow pace in tackling child marriage in Southern Africa, warning that at the current rate, it could take two centuries before the… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Human Rights Commission Defends Zimbabweans' Right to Healthcare in South Africa

Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission chairperson, Jessie Majome, has urged South Africans to show compassion toward Zimbabwean migrants. Read more »

South Africa: Doctors Without Borders Calls for Urgent Action As Anti-Migrant Groups Block Access to Essential Medical Care for Foreigners in South Africa

DOCTORS Without Borders (MSF) in South Africa has raised serious concerns over the ongoing xenophobic denial of healthcare access to foreign nationals who are being accused of… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Socialite Enchantress in Court Over Witchcraft Claims - Blames 'Malicious Fabrication' On Bitter Former Maid

Social media personality Melody Natalie Mhandu, popularly known as Enchantress, was on Thursday hauled before a Mbare magistrate accused of casting a spell on her former friend… Read more »

Zimbabwe: 1.5 Million People Are Homeless in Zimbabwe - Report Reveals, As Zimrights Calls for Repeal of Vagrancy Act

THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) has renewed calls for the repeal of the colonial era Vagrancy Act, which criminalises homelessness. Read more »

Zimbabwe: UK-Based Zimbabweans in Protest Walk Despite Threats From Mnangagwa's Regime

THE streets of Leeds in the United Kingdom (UK) roared with the sound of resistance this Saturday as Zimbabwean nationals and solidarity groups marched 15 kilometres through the… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Independent Editor Faith Zaba Granted U.S.$200 Bail

Zimbabwe Independent editor Faith Zaba has been granted US$200 bail by Harare magistrate Vakayi Chikwekwe. Read more »

Zimbabwe: Over 1,500 Affected By Human Rights Violations in June By-Elections - Report

OVER 1,500 people were affected by political violence during the recently held by-elections across the country, human rights watchdog, the Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) has said. Read more »

Zimbabwe: CNRG Raps Chinese Miner Over Grave Rights Abuses

THE Centre for Natural Resource Governance (CNRG) is pleading with the government to urgently rein in the operations of a Magunje-based Chinese miner over a web of human rights… Read more »

Zimbabwe: EJWP Backs Gender Policy to Advance Equality Across Zimbabwe

The Economic Justice for Women's Project (EJWP) says the recently approved gender policy will go a long way in harnessing gender equality nationwide. Read more »

Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa's Govt Challenged to Criminalise Torture, Ensure Justice for Victims

THE Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) has called on President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government to criminalise torture and ensure justice for victims. Read more »

Zimbabwe: We Will Continue to Arrest Activists Violating Lockdown Regulations - Govt

The government will continue arresting human rights for violating Covid-19 lockdown regulations, Nick Mangwana, the Information Ministry secretary has warned. Read more »

Zimbabwe: Breast Ironing, Virginity Tests Are Human Rights Violations - UNFPA Report

Findings from the State of the World Population are showing that all over the world, including in Zimbabwe, tens of thousands of girls are, on a daily basis, having their health… Read more »