About The Zimbabwe Human Rights Association
The Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) is Zimbabwe’s biggest grassroots movement of ordinary people for human rights. Formed in 1992. ZimRights has empowered communities through civic education, legal aid support, psycho-social support and community advocacy strategies to ensure the realisation of basic rights especially for the most marginalised communities.
In this process, ZimRights membership has increased to over 225 000 individual members equipped and empowered to claim their rights. ZimRights is registered as a Private Voluntary Organisation under Zimbabwe’s Private Voluntary Organisations Act. ZimRights operates egional offices in Harare, Bulawayo, and Masvingo. The Head Office is in Harare.
A Zimbabwean society in which communities actively lead in creating and sustaining a culture of human rights.
To Campaign for human rights in Zimbabwe through innovative, grassroots based and citizen-driven approaches.
Our values are like signposts, guiding us on the path that we must take. They are like starts, shining light on our path.
Community: Visible in the MOVEMENT of believers in human dignity. (Incorporating inclusivity and collaboration)
Activism: Inspired by the CARE we have for our community. It is POSITIVE and PROGRESSIVE ACTION for GOOD
Integrity: Because the work of human rights demands that we seek to act JUSTLY, FAIRLY, PEACEFULLY and to be ACCOUNTABLE
Excellence: Because our vision demands that we become the BEST version of ourselves
Our Approach
The ZimRights Approach rests upon three pillars, which are Grassroot Organising, Community Agenda Setting and Pyramid Engagement.
