October 22, 2026
Compendium of Case Law Relating to Digital Freedoms
This compendium is grounded in the recognition that digital freedoms are no longer peripheral to human rights protection; they are central to the enjoyment of constitutional democracy, civic participation, accountability, and access to justice. Freedom of expression, media freedom, access to information, privacy, data protection, anonymity, encryption, and protection against Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation…
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December 16, 2024
The Forum Recognised as one of USAID Partners Standing for Human Rights
On 10 December 2024 which is the Human Rights Day, the USAID’s Industry Liaison team, spotlighted the essential work of organisations advocating for human rights globally. The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum was flagged as one of the six key partners that were celebrated by the USAID: Jiyan Foundation for Human Rights (Iraq and Syria):…
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November 4, 2024
Zimbabwe CSOs Joint Press Statement On The Fast tracking of the PVO Amendment Bill
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 reflective of concerns raised and recommendations made by CSOs. These…
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September 9, 2024
Heal Zimbabwe Trust Human Rights Report
In this Human Rights Report, Heal Zimbabwe Trust takes a look into the state of human rights in the country and other key conflict issues for the month of August. Heal Zimbabwe receives reports from its trained Human Rights Monitors across the country. The month of August saw a sharp rise in human rights violations…
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August 10, 2024
July 2024 – ZPP Monthly Monitoring Report
The month of July concluded on a sombre note, marked by a resurgence of historical political and institutional violence against citizens and human rights defenders in Zimbabwe. A total of 198 human rights violations were documented, affecting 3727 victims, with 27 instances of assault and unlawful detention. Notably, 90 violations involved intimidation and harassment, among…
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December 7, 2023
Annual Report 2023
2023 will certainly go down as the year that we will not easily forget. It was the year in which the country underwent an election like no other. Nothing like this has been seen even in the region. The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum deployed election observers across the country to monitor, document and report…
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October 21, 2023
Zimbabwe 2023 Harmonized Election Daily Monitoring Report
The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum) consistently monitors the human rights environment in Zimbabwe and analyses trends, in keeping with its mandate of coordinating the human rights agenda in Zimbabwe. Through its various members, the Forum collates and verifies human rights violations and designs advocacy strategies to promote and protect all human rights…
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October 10, 2023
Zimbabwe State of Human Rights Report 2023
2023 will certainly go down as the year that we will not easily forget. It was the year in which we underwent an election like no other in the country let alone in the region’s history. The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum deployed election observers across the country to monitor, document and report on adherence…
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September 28, 2023
Ruled by Violence
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 around power struggles and identity issues. Following a brief lull…
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September 28, 2023
Gun Run Amok
The purpose of this report is to analyze the factual framework relating to the August 2018 and January 2019 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 events and the human rights violations that occurred…
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