Roselyn Hanzi

Trustee

Roselyn Hanzi is a human rights lawyer. Roselyn has extensive experience coordinating human rights, rule of law and democracy programmes. She is the former Executive Director of the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights Trust (ZLHR).

Roselyn has authored publications on various topics, including but not limited to elections, transitional justice, the administration of justice, women human rights defenders, and human rights. She has proactively worked with Zimbabwean, regional, and international organisations that are interested in protecting civic space and human rights defenders.

In December 2021, Roselyn was awarded the Vera Chirwa Award by the Centre for Human Rights at the University of Pretoria for her contributions to advancing human rights in Zimbabwe. This award is given to the alumni of the Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa Program once every year, to recognise their contribution to advancing the objectives of the program.