August 19
Zimbabwe: Civic Society Decries Zimbabwe's Shrinking Democratic Space, Likens Situation With 'A War Zone'
CIVIC society organisations (CSOs) have described as unfortunate the plunging of the country into "a war zone" before and during the just-ended Southern African Development… Read more »
April 08
Zimbabwe: Zimbabweans Need Restoration of Confidence in Economy, Not a New Currency - Rights Group
RIGHTS group ActionAid has slammed the recent launch of the new structured currency, Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) saying the nation needs restoration of confidence in the economy, not a new… Read more »
August 24, 2023
Zimbabwe: 39 Arrested After Police Raid Hotel, Civic Society Offices - Human Rights Lawyers Say Group Held Incommunicado
A total of 39 civic society organisations' staff members were arrested yesterday evening after the police conducted raids at their stations in Harare. Read more »
June 28, 2023
Zimbabwe: NGO Demands That Authorities Respect Women's Right to Participate in Elections
WOMEN and Law in Southern Africa (WLSA) Zimbabwe has urged government to respect women's right to actively participate in elections by creating an enabling environment Read more »
April 30, 2023
Zimbabwe: Rights Defenders Condemn Jacob Ngarivhume's Four-Year Jail Sentence
The Southern Africa Human Rights Defenders Network (Southern Defenders) has condemned the conviction and four-year prison sentence imposed on opposition Transform Zimbabwe party… Read more »
February 16, 2023
Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Urged to Take UN's Advice and Turn Down 'Draconian' Bill
Outspoken Norton legislator Temba Mliswa has urged President Emmerson Mnangagwa to disregard parliament's consent and take the United Nations (UN)'s advice not to sign the Private… Read more »
January 26, 2023
Zimbabwe: Critics Claim NGOs Cleaning Timed to Attack Prominent Organisations
The deregistration of 291 Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) by the Zimbabwean government has sparked discomfort for those remaining as finalisation of the widely criticised… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Police Get More Brutal As Elections Draw Closer, NGO Report Shows
An analysis of traditional leaders and police conduct towards elections by the Democratic Governance and Rights Unit (DGRU), has shown a pattern of repressive measures including… Read more »
January 24, 2023
Zimbabwe: Local NGO Summons Divine Intervention On Zimbabwe As Elections Loom
Local non governmental organisation Higher Life Foundation in conjunction with Global intercessors has started a 90-day prayer session for Africa with focus being drawn on the… Read more »
December 22, 2022
Zimbabwe: ZCTU Bemoans Shrinking Civic Space - Accuses Govt of Smuggling Back 'Repressive Colonial Laws'
THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has bemoaned enactment of "colonial era like repressive laws" that have shrunk civic space and worsened the plight of struggling… Read more »
November 20, 2022
Zimbabwe: NGOs Call for Tolerance in Wake of Violence Upsurge Ahead of 2023 Elections
As Zimbabwe braces for harmonised elections next year, political party leaders have been rallied to preach peace and tolerance to divergent political views and preferences among… Read more »
November 18, 2022
Zimbabwe: Despite Govt Hounding, Rights Groups Give Conditional Backing for Commonwealth Bid
The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (ZHRNGO Forum), a union of 22 rights organisations whose relationship with government have been shaky for over a decade, has expressed its… Read more »