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ZimRights Calls on the Government of Zimbabwe to Halt Evictions

Press Statement ZimRights Calls on the Government of Zimbabwe to Halt Evictions The Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) has over the past few weeks received reports of people being evicted by the state from their homes in different parts of the country. This development revives the horrors of the 2005 Operation Murambatsvina that saw over […]
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Today on Membership Tuesday: Arnold Tsunga, ZimRights Member Since 1997

Welcome to Membership Tuesday: Celebrating Active Citizenship The first strategic priority under the ZimRights Shifting Power to the People Strategy (SP2P) is Building a Critical Mass. ZimRights is Zimbabwe’s biggest grassroots movement of over 250 000 members. What makes us unique is our membership who do the heavy lifting every day. To celebrate their work, […]
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Human Rights Investigation Mission Report: Glen View 3 Service Delivery Disruptions

Human Rights Investigation Mission Report: Glen View 3 Service Delivery Disruptions Introduction The Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) conducted a human rights violations investigation in Glen View 3, Harare, to assess the state of environmental rights and service delivery in the community. This is part of follow up efforts to monitor implementation of the People’s […]
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Budiriro Floods Alert

Residents of Budiriro West suburb in Harare were left counting their losses after their homes were flooded by the incessant rains that occurred during the festive season. The homes, which were built on a wetland adjacent to Marimba river, were not spared by the rains that also flooded other high-density suburbs and low-lying areas in […]
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Floods Displace Hundreds in Harare, Spark Human Rights Debate

Floods Displace Hundreds in Harare, Spark Human Rights Debate There were no Christmas celebrations for 90 families whose houses were flooded by incessant rains in Budiriro on 26 December 2023, amid allegations that Harare City Council may have ignored the advice from the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) in settling people in the wetlands. Although section […]
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December 2023 Newsletter

ZimRights December Round Up Is Here. Our December Newsletter is here. In this edition, we give you highlights of the INGEZI residents defending their community-owned stadium, the floods in Budiriro that displaced over 90 families and caused extensive damage to properties. Explore the newsletter to find out how ZimRights communities have been faring on advocacy […]
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Statement on International Human Rights Day

Statement on International Human Rights day Rest in Peace Human Rights in Zimbabwe and in the World Today, December 10, 2023, we join the rest of the world in commemorating the International Human Rights Day, a day that celebrates the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in 1948 by the United Nations […]
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International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

Women and Girls Deserve a Life Free from Violence! Statement on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) joins the world in commemorating the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, which marks the beginning of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign. […]
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November 2023 Newsletter

ZimRights November Round Up Is Here. Our newsletter for November is out, packed with human rights news updates, campaign updates, and new resources. In this edition, we give you highlights of Tapfumaneyi Masaya’s death, the cholera outbreak crisis, and the UZ students’ election dispute that led to their detention. We also feature a new resource: […]
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