CSOs speak against crackdown

Police in June pounced on opposition Citizens Coalition for Change party supporters who were holding a meeting at top party member Jameson Timba’s house in Avondale, Harare.
By Priviledge Gumbodete Aug. 5, 2024

Fresh alarm raised over attempts to constrict NGOs

Lawfare refers to the strategic weaponisation of the law, often by the government, to silence dissent and choke opposition.
By Tinashe Kairiza Jul. 26, 2024

US digs at Mnangagwa govt

The US said throughout last year security forces used excessive force to apprehend, detain and interrogate criminal suspects.
By Priveledge Gumbodete Apr. 27, 2024

Chibaya, 25 CCC activists trial continues

The group was being represented by lawyers from the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum  — Wilbert Mandinde, Kudzai Kadzere and Chris Mhike.
By Trevor Mutsvairo Apr. 9, 2024

Council withdraws order to ban NGOs after Forum intervention

Last month, Beitbridge DDC Sikhangezile Mafu-Moyo issued a circular advising NGOs’that had not presented their credentials to the local authority to stop operating.
By Brent Shamu Feb. 6, 2024

Forum challenges order to stifle NGOs

“We request that you immediately issue a circular to withdraw the one dated 17 January 2024 by Thursday, 1 February 2024.” 
By Staff Reporter Jan. 25, 2024

Are Zanu PF’s high risk strategies paying off?

The ruling party has succeeded in brow-beating dissenting voices of ordinary citizens into silence.

Torture during Zim’s 2023 elections

 The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum produced a preliminary report on the pre-election organised volence and torture (OVT) countering this narrative.
By Own Correspondent Dec. 17, 2023

Another gong for top Forum human rights lawyer

Marange, a public interest litigation specialist at the Forum, was handed the prestigious award on Tuesday.
By Brent Shamu Dec. 13, 2023