Contact Person
Bellinda Chinowawa
98 Baines Avenue, Harare
Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) is a non-profit law-based human rights organisation that was established in 1996. Our core objective is to foster a culture of human rights in Zimbabwe and encourage the growth and strengthening of human rights at all levels of Zimbabwean society through observance of the rule of law. ZLHR is committed to upholding respect for the rule of law and the unimpeded administration of justice, free and fair elections, the free flow of information and the protection of constitutional rights and freedoms in Zimbabwe and the surrounding region. We keep these values central to our programming activities.
ZLHR holds Observer Status with the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights. We participate actively in the work of committees of SADC Lawyers’ Association and have affiliate status with the International Commission of Jurists.
Vision
A sustainable culture of equality, respect for human rights, constitutionalism and the rule of law for a just and democratic society.
Mission
To protect and promote human rights through litigation, education and advocacy.
Core Values
Professionalism, Independence, Integrity, Inclusivity, Human rights
Aims and objectives
- To strive to protect, promote, deepen and broaden the human rights provisions in the Constitution of Zimbabwe.
- To strive for the implementation and protection in Zimbabwe of international human rights norms as contained in important sub-regional and international human rights instruments.
- To endeavour to find common ground with, and work alongside, other Zimbabwean groups, organisations, activists and persons who share a broadly similar concern for, and interest in, human rights.
