September 27, 2023
August 2023 Newsletter
In the month of August 2023, we unfortunately saw a continuation of the entrenchment of authoritarianism especially 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 aiding the retention of power by ZANU PF, all…
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August 30, 2023
July 2023 Forum Newsletter
It’s election season, and it’s that time when people seek power by violating human rights – instead of contesting ideas and propositions. We have noted with grave concern the escalation in violence, mainly perpetrated by members of the ruling ZANU-PF against opposition supporters, the skewed policing by the Zimbabwe Republic Police as well as the…
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June 16, 2023
United for Human Rights – A Forum May 2023 Newsletter
The month ended with two important developments, the proclamation by President Emmerson Mnangagwa of 23 August as the date the country will conduct its harmonised elections and the passing of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) (Amendment) Bill otherwise being referred to as the Patriotic Bill by the National Assembly. The election date has been…
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May 9, 2023
United for Human Rights – A Forum April 2023 Newsletter
Theconviction and sentencing of Transform Zimbabwe leader,Jacob Ngarivhume signalled a death knell on Zimbabwe’sdemocracy. Ngarivhume was slapped with an effectivethree-year prison term after 12 months of his 48 months’sentence were suspended following his conviction oncharges of inciting public violence. There was no optionfor a fine. In its statutes, Zimbabwe provides for the right to peacefuldemonstrations,…
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April 13, 2023
United For Human Rights – A Forum March 2023 Newsletter
We have just completed the first 3 months of the year. How the year is moving at a relatively fast pace. It is not a long time ago that I was welcoming you into the new year. As a country, we continue to wait with bated breath for the harmonised elections expected in the next…
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August 31, 2016
The Role of Media
This bulletin explains the role of the media in a democratic society. Media is the cornerstone of any democracy. The term media is derived from the word medium, meaning mode or carrier. It is intended to reach and address a large target group or audience. Media influences society in a number of ways. It is…
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March 31, 2016
The Right to Education in Zimbabwe
This Bulletin explains the right to Education as one of the fundamental human rights. Education is an inalienable, universal and enabling right that enhances the exercise of other fundamental rights. Download the Bulletin Here
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February 27, 2016
Rights of the Elderly
This bulletin explains the rights of the elderly, who are people over the age of sixty internationally and seventy in Zimbabwe. Age reduces the elderly’s capacities to demand and invoke their rights. Family members, society and others often violate the rights of elderly people. The elderly deserve special rights protection as a vulnerable group. Elderly…
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February 22, 2016
The Right to Social Security
This bulletin provides information on social security. The International Labour Organisation (ILO) defines social security as “…the protection which society provides for its members, through a series of public measures, against the economic and social distress that otherwise would be caused by the stoppage or substantial reduction of earnings resulting from sickness, maternity, employment injury,…
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