The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum) is a coalition of twenty-one human rights NGOs in Zimbabwe who while having their own objectives, are concerned with the level and nature of organized violence and torture in the country perpetrated mainly, though not exclusively, by state agents and their ancillaries. It came into existence at the time of the Food Riots in 1998.
The vision of the Forum is a society which promotes and protects all human rights of all people.
To provide leadership and coordination on the Human Rights Agenda in Zimbabwe.
We, the undersigned Zimbabwe Civil Society Organizations and Heads of Civil Society Organizations and Networks, wish to express our grave concern over current efforts at fast tracking the passing of the Private Voluntary Organizations Amendment Bill,2024. The Bill in its current state, is not fully...
State of Human Rights Report 2023 – NGO Forum-lr
Human Rights Report August 2024 (1) https://www.hrforumzim.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Human-Rights-Report-August-2024-1.pdf
JULY 2024 MMR https://www.hrforumzim.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/JULY-2024-MMR.pdf
Zimbabwe has experienced traumatic conflicts during the past six decades. The conflicts have ranged from nationalist resistance in the 1960s and a protracted liberation struggle in the 1970s to a civil war in the western provinces in the 1980s. Most of the conflicts have revolved...
The purpose of this report is to analyze the factual framework relating to the August 2018 and January2019 crackdown on civilians by the State in the context of the legal contours of crimes against humanity.The report discusses and gives an evaluation of whether the two...
In the month of August 2023, we unfortunately saw a continuation of the entrenchment of authoritarianismespecially as the country held elections under conditions that were neither free nor fair. The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission ( ZEC) remained biased, and to a very large extent, complicit in...
This report provides a contextual analysis of the emerging developments of concern within the period of review. Of importance is that President Emmerson Mnangagwa made the election date proclamation on 31 May 2023 to espouse 23 August as polling day. This was followed by nomination...
POLLING DAY REPORT 2- 1200hrs to 1600hrs (1)
A peace that is no peace! A reflection on the state of peace in the aftermath of the Zimbabwe 2023 Harmonised Elections 21 September 2023 The United Nations International Day of Peace (IDP) is commemorated annually on 21 September. This year, the IDP is commemorated...
The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum) expresses its outrage following the abduction and torture of Womberaishe Nhende and Sanele Mkhuhlane on Saturday 2 September2023. The Forum also expresses its indignation towards the arrest of human rights lawyers Douglas Coltart and Tapiwa Muchineripi that...
HUMAN RIGHTS ALERT 28 AUGUST DRAFT
HUMAN RIGHTS ALERT (24 to 25 AUGUST 2023) (3)
On 23 and 24 August 2023, Zimbabwe held its second harmonised elections since the infamous 2017 coup which ousted the long-serving former president, Robert Mugabe. Shortly after the coup, expectations for enhanced social protection mechanisms were soon shattered by the extrajudicial killings, torture, sexual assault...
This report captures human rights developments on Election Day (23 August 2023) from 0600hrs to 1000hrs. The emerging issues have been identified by accredited Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum) short-term observers deployed in various polling stations. Some of the information contained in this...
This report captures human rights developments on Election Day (23 August 2023) from 1000hrs to 1200hrs. The emerging issues have been identified by accredited Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum) short-term observers deployed in various polling stations. Some of the information contained in this...
17 August Election Monitoring Report
16 August Report
Highlights in this report Reports emerge of police officers being forced to vote for ZANU-PF via postal ballot ZRP justify the use of teargas to disperse opposition political party supporters at a rally High Court set to sit and address the urgency of application by...
This edition of the election monitoring report covers the period 5 August 2023 to 13 August 2023. It is the last edition of the Forum’s Weekly 2023 Harmonised Election Monitoring Report. As of 14 August, to 22 August 2023, the weekly report will be replaced...
14 August Monitoring Report
29 July – 4 August 2023 ELECTIONS MONITORING REPORT
The Nexus Between Mining and Violence (1)
22 – 28 July 2023 ELECTIONS MONITORING REPORT
ELECTIONS MONITORING REPORT (15 – 21 JULY 2023)
7 to 14 JULY 2023 Weekly Elections Monitoring Report (1)
1 to 7 JULY 2023 WEEKLY ELECTIONS MONITORING REPORT
https://www.hrforumzim.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/WEEKLY-ELECTION-MONITORING-REPORT-22-30-June-2023-1.pdf
Weekly Monitoring Report (12-21 June 2023)
Forum May 2023 Newsletter
DGHRZ Journal – Towards Elections that Work in Zimbabwe [May 2023]
Political and Human Rights Violations (January – March 2023) First Quarter Report (2) (1)
Short History of OVT Zim v2 (1)
ACHPR Forum Statement (May 2023)
APRIL FORUM NEWSLETTER https://www.hrforumzim.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/APRIL-FORUM-NEWSLETTER.pdf
https://www.hrforumzim.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Model-Law-on-HRDS-SADC-final.pdf
https://www.hrforumzim.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Justice-Delayed-is-Justice-Denied.pdf
https://www.hrforumzim.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Forum-July-to-Dec-2022-Political-and-Human-Rights-Violations-Report-1.pdf
https://www.hrforumzim.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/United-for-Human-Rights-Forum-March-Newsletter.pdf
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT 1 February 2023 POSITION: Finance Manager The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum is a coalition of human rights NGOs in Zimbabwe that advocates for the promotion and protection of human rights. The Forum has an exciting new opening for a Finance and Administration Manager. Reporting...
The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum is a coalition of human rights NGOs in Zimbabwe that advocates for the promotion and protection of human rights. The Forum has an exciting new opening for an Internal Audit and Compliance Officer. The Internal Audit and Compliance Officer will...
