Zimbabwe
SALC SHADOW REPORT-Zimbabwe’s Combined 11th-15th Periodic Report (65th Ord...
Zimbabwe's 11th-15th Combined Report to the African Commission on Human and People's Rights 65th Session (Oct-Nov 2019) Submission by Southern Africa Litigation Centre October 2019 Introduction Zimbabwe adopted a new Constitution in 2013 which includes an expansive bill of rights…
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Media statement: Zimbabwe Republic Police are refusing to allow Dr Peter Magombe...
SALC is concerned about the failure of the Zimbabwe government to abide by an order of the High Court. This follows the Zimbabwe Republic Police’s (ZRP) repeated refusals to permit Dr Magombeyi to leave the country in order to seek…
Read More Media Statement: SALC condemns the abduction and enforced disappearance of Dr Pe...
SALC calls on the Zimbabwean government to urgently determine the whereabouts of Dr Magombeyi and to ensure his safety. Zimbabwean doctors yesterday staged a walkout in protest over this weekend's alleged abduction of Dr Magombeyi, the acting president of the…
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Policy Brief: The Recognition of Customary Marriages In Zimbabwe And The Propose...
The Zimbabwe Marriage Bill,2019 was gazetted and released for public comment on 19 July 2019. The Bill proposes to amend the law governing marriage in Zimbabwe, in order to consolidate the different laws and to align the law with the…
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Navigating Litigation During Internet Shutdowns in Southern Africa...
As of 2018, ITU estimated that 51.2% of the global population was using the internet. Much of the recent growth is occurring in Africa, which saw a 20% bump in internet users over the course of 2017. There are…
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SALC Policy Brief: The Imposition of International Sanctions on Zimbabwe...
The Imposition of International Sanctions on Zimbabwe Overview Economic sanctions are commercial and financial penalties imposed by countries against a targeted self-governing state, group, or individual with the aim of changing the behaviour of political elites in the target country. Zimbabwe has…
Read More INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST TORTURE: A CALL BY AFRICAN CIVIL SOCIETY FOR REFORM IN...
INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST TORTURE: A CALL BY AFRICAN CIVIL SOCIETY FOR REFORM IN ZIMBABWE As civil society organisations from across the region, we are concerned by the increased arrests of human rights defenders in Zimbabwe. In 2019 alone, numerous human…
Read More Statement: SALC condemns the arrest and ongoing detention of four human rights d...
SALC condemns the arrests of Tatenda Mombeyara, Gamuchirai Mukura, George Makoni and Nyasha Mpahlo by Zimbabwean authorities on Monday, 20 May 2019. The four NGO leaders were abducted by the police from Robert Mugabe International Airport upon their return to…
Read More News Release: SALC concerned about judicial persecution of human rights lawyers ...
SALC is concerned about the criminal charges laid against human rights lawyer Doug Coltart who was summoned to the Harare Central Police Station on the 28th April 2019 and was charged with ‘participating in gathering with intent to promote public…
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News Release: International Crimes being committed in Zimbabwe...
The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) is concerned with reports of serious human rights violations and commission of atrocities by the police forces, government armed forces and ZANU PF members in Zimbabwe since Monday 14 January. Following country wide protests…
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Calling for the total elimination of violence against women and children in Zimb...
The recent report of the killing of a young lawyer on the night of the 25th November 2018,the International day of Elimination of Violence Against Women, by her partner brings home the gravity and currency of the problem of violence…
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NEWS RELEASE: Veritas v. Zimbabwe Electoral Commission & 2 Others...
On 27th June 2018, the High Court of Zimbabwe handed down judgment and dismissed the constitutional challenge brought in Veritas v. Zimbabwe Electoral Commission & 2 Others. The applicant, Veritas, challenged the constitutionality of several sections of the Electoral Act…
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