Human Rights

Zimbabwean Human Rights Defenders Arrested at Airport Ahead of SADC Summit

Three prominent human rights defenders, Robson Chere of the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union (ARTUZ), Namatai Kwekweza, and opposition councillor Samuel Gwenzi, have been arrested at Robert Mugabe International Airport. This incident occurred as they were about to board a plane, according to

July 31, 2024

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe’s New Human Rights Chief Asserts Country Not Worst in Global Violations

In a recent press briefing following her inauguration, the new chairperson of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission, Fungayi Jessie Majome, provided a fresh perspective on the nation’s human rights record. Officially sworn in by President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Majome embarked on her tenure

March 21, 2024

Africa

Congo Reinstates Death Penalty in Bid to Tackle Escalating Violence and Militancy

Congo has lifted a more than two-decade-old moratorium on the death penalty as authorities struggle to curb violence and militant attacks in the country, according to a justice ministry statement released on Friday. The statement, dated earlier this week, said the ban

March 16, 2024

Africa

Ghana Enacts Legislation Criminalizing LGBTQ+ Identification

Ghana’s parliament has enacted stringent new legislation targeting the LGBTQ+ community, with provisions for up to three years in prison for those who identify as LGBTQ+ and up to five years for individuals involved in forming or funding LGBTQ+ groups. The bill,

February 28, 2024

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe’s Decline in Human Freedom Index: Worse Than Niger and Gabon, Worst in Southern Africa

Zimbabwe’s alarming slide in the Human Freedom Index (HFI) has now positioned it below even coup-afflicted nations like Niger and Gabon, earning it the dubious distinction of being the least free country in Southern Africa. The 2023 HFI results, recently released, paint

January 8, 2024

Crime·Zimbabwe

Botswana Man Arrested for Alleged Murder of Zimbabwean National

In a tragic turn of events, a Botswana man, Nhliziyo Butho, has been arrested and charged with murder. The incident, which occurred near the Botswana-Zimbabwe border, involved a violent assault leading to the death of a Zimbabwean man. According to police reports,

December 28, 2023

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Police Vow to Shoot to Kill Armed Robbers

The Commissioner-General of the Zimbabwe Republic Police, Godwin Matanga, has announced that police officers will shoot to kill when dealing with armed robbers. The announcement was made at the funeral of Maxwell Hove, an officer-in-charge who was killed last week in Hwedza,

January 19, 2023

Breaking News·South Africa

Operation Dudula Blocks Immigrants from Receiving Medical Treatment at Jeppe Clinic in Johannesburg

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – A group known as Operation Dudula has been accused of chasing away immigrants from the Jeppe Clinic in central Johannesburg, preventing them from receiving medical treatment. The group has previously targeted immigrants at clinics in Gauteng, including Hillbrow

January 19, 2023

ZIMBABWE 2023 ELECTIONS

Zimbabwe’s Upcoming Election in Jeopardy as Activists Arrested

Amnesty International (AI) has raised concerns about the arrest of 26 Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activists in Zimbabwe, describing it as a chilling warning of a potentially violent election ahead. The activists were arrested on Saturday for violating the Maintenance of

January 19, 2023

Zimbabwe

Costa Machingauta, Budiriro MP, Arrested on Charges of Illegal Meeting

Budiriro Member of Parliament, Costa Machingauta, of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has been arrested on charges of participating in an illegal meeting. According to the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum, Machingauta handed himself in to the police on Tuesday morning

January 17, 2023

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